SY103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: American Sociological Review, Das Experiment, Stanford Prison Experiment
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Problem: if someone is born this way, you cant change them (nature) what is the point of trying to fix them. Sociological definition: not a personality type, but a product of social circumstances: pattern of violating norms, social stigma. If viewed as abnormal your devalued and discredited by society. Offence that breaks the law, has legitimate punishments, and requires authorized intervention. Sanctions: positive or negative means to ensure conformity to socially approved standards (often in terms of behaviour). Informal punishment: a mild sanction that is imposed during face-to-face interaction, rather than by the juridical system. Formal punishment: penalized by the juridical system for breaking a law. Howard s. becker: professor of sociology (northwestern university, symbolic interactionist this book contributed to labeling theory book: outsiders: studies in the sociology of deviance (1963) Labeling theory: deviance is not a personal quality, but the consequence of labeling someone as deviant (i. e. social product).
