SOCIOL 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Shoplifting, Nudity, Jim Crow Laws
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Behavior violating the norms of standards of a group, society, or one"s peers. Since norms vary w situation, deviances also varies: Crimes against persons: threat of injury/force against ppl (ex: assault, robbery, forcible rape) Crimes against property: stealing/damage of property (ex: vandalism, theft, burglary) Felonies: most serious crimes punishable by a yr or more imprisonment (ex: rape, murder, assault) Ex: adultery is deviant; monogamy is norm. Frowned upon in some cultures, encouraged by others (shows devotion to country) Ex: kamikaze: japanese suicide pilots in wwii. Now illegal in many facilities due to health hazards (second-hand smoke, Now recognized as a characteristic someone is born with. But in some societies, fun and more popular. Crimes are most serious kind of social deviance. Index crimes: 8 crimes fbi uses to summarize crime rates. Misdemeanors: less serious crimes punishable by imprisonment less than 1 yr (ex: speeding, shoplifting)
