SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Social Control Theory, Social Forces, Medicalization
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Deviance: behavior that is recognized as collating expected rules and norms. Group process *perception of deviance is from social movements. Formal deviance: behavior that breaks laws or official rules. crime. Informal deviance: behavior that violates customary norms. Medicalization of deviance: deviant behavior to a sick state of mind, where the solution is to cure the deviance through therapy or other psychological treatment. Labeling theory: deviance is not just in the breaking of norms or rules but includes how people react to those behaviors. Anomie: condition that exists when social regulations in a society break down: the controlling influences of society are no longer effective. Anomie-refers to state of mind (durkheim) three types of suicide: anomic, altruistic, and egoistic suicide. Anomic suicide: occurs when the disintegrating forces in society make individuals feel lost or alone. *teenagers, war vets, children who have been molested, feeling helpless and as if no one understands you.
