SOCI 2013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Travis Hirschi, Peanut Butter, Labeling Theory
16 Dec 2017
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Deviance: it"s any behavior, belief or condition that violate signi cant social norms in the society or group, behavioral deviance: a person"s intentional and inadvertent actions. Flipping through your cell phone and laughing at something while attending church. They might be deviant to the larger status quo but within their own subculture they are following group norms: biker gangs. Possessing a speci c condition or characteristic: people are also seen as deviant (not the standard) Stigma and spoiled identity: any physical or social attribute or sign that so devalues a person"s social identity that it disquali es from full social acceptance. Aids - the u. s stem seems to have reduced a bit. Africa and other places aids are ostracized: go man came up with the term spoiled identity. Spoiled identity: result of being negatively evaluated by others. Marijuana use in the us varies on state. Driving for women was illegal in saudi arabia until recently: varies over time.
