SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Gfk Entertainment Charts, Labeling Theory, Social Conflict
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Social control: norms and social life. O(cid:272)ial order: a group"s (cid:272)usto(cid:373)ary so(cid:272)ial arra(cid:374)ge(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. Deviance undermines predictability, the foundation of social life. Look at it from a non-judgmental manner: something that is deviant in one culture may not be deviant in another, social control a group"s for(cid:373)al a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)for(cid:373)al (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s of e(cid:374)for(cid:272)i(cid:374)g its (cid:374)or(cid:373)s. Ex. students getting quiet when entering a class, traffic lights, At the center of social control are: Sanctions: positive or negative reactions to behavior, negative sanctions: expression of disapproval for breaking a norm. Beware of application questions on the exam: positive sanctions: expression of approval for following norms. Ex. high-5, getting a raise at work, getting an a in a class, a trophy, getting a car for being a good son/daughter. Explanations of deviance: sociobiological explanation read this on your own, psychological explanation read this on your own. Sociological explanations of deviance: symbolic interactionism.
