HESC 2603 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Differential Association, Scantron Corporation, Mci Inc.
19 May 2017
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Exam 2 (35 multiple choice questions and 3 essay questions sent in email) Negative social label that changes a person"s behavior, self-concept, and social identity. Opportunities may be limited among a stigmatized group. May result in retrospective labeling, distortion of past ( we should have seen it coming : stigma-goffman identified 3 kinds, broken window theory (zimbardo) Social context and cues impact behavior: sutherland: differential association theory. # of deviant peers is predictive of deviant behavior. Ideas that prohibit crime and ideas that justify crime = differential associations. Decision to commit to deviant act is based on calculation of risks/benefits. Decision depends on: perceived benefits of act (pleasures, money, group acceptance) swiftness, severity, and certainty of punishment. Conflict theory: deviance and power: capitalist system depends on profit, productive labor, respect for authority, deviance defined by those in power, people are labeled deviant if they:
