SOCI 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Labeling Theory, Differential Association, Anomie
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An action/behavior that violates social norms, including a formally enacted rule (breaking a law) as well as informal violations of social norms. Mores: social norms that are widely observed and are considered to have greater moral significance than others. Folkways: norms for routine or causal interaction. Means of enforcing the existing social order: positive: rewards given for conforming to norms, negative: punishments for violating norms. Sensing project: testing if it actual works as a mean of punishment: swift: the punishment has to happen soon/immediately after the committing similar crimes (societal) A behavior that violates official law and is punishable through formal sanctions: corporate crime: crime committed by white-collar. Labeling theory: a theory of self identity formation; self identity may be. Secondary deviance: a violation that labels that person with that violation. Differential association theory: individuals learn deviant behavior from those close to them who act as their role models and present opportunities for deviance.
