SOCIOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Labeling Theory, Edwin Sutherland

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12 Mar 2019
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96% of all people fall within 30 points of 100. 68% of people score within 15 points of 100. Deviance: action that does not conform to the norms or values held by most members of a group. Local (or group) norms: those from our close friends or family. Subcultural norms: apply to large numbers of people who share some characteristic. Repercussions of deviant behavior depends on which type of norm an individual violates. We learn about norms and self-control through interaction. Social norms carry sanctions to promote conformity. Sanctions: a mode of reward or punishment that reinforces socially expected forms of behavior. Laws: rules of behavior established by political authority and backed by stated power. Stigmatized groups vary over time and space. The categories of stigma can be based on violations of norms of abilities or appearance and may include involuntary memberships. The concept of anomie was first brought into usage by emile durkheim.

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