SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Sociological Perspectives, Ritualism In The Church Of England, Bulimia Nervosa

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: Rubin

Document Summary

The recognized violation of social norms: behavioral, beliefs, condition or characteristic. Stigma: any physical or social attribute that devalues a person"s social identity and disqualifies the person from full social acceptance. Formal: breaking official rules or laws. Some mores and taboos: formal sanctions. Systematic practices that social groups develop to encourage conformity and discourage deviance. External social control: negative sanctions (formal or informal) Focus on social context, not individual behavior. Recognizes not all behaviors are judged similarly by all groups. Emphasizes how rules and norms are socially created. Deviance is relative; an act is not deviant until defined as such. Functionalism: deviance is rooted in societal factors. Lack of social integration: social functions of deviance. Occurs when too many people violate social norms. Creates unpredictability, chaos, and violence: functionalism. Deviance occurs when people cannot reach culturally approved goals through socially approved means. Keep doing what is socially expected even if they don"t believe they"ll succeed.