SOCIOL 101 Lecture Notes - Per Capita Income, Social Stratification, International Inequality
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Deviance - refers to the recognized violation of cultural norms. Crimes - refer to the violation of a society"s formally enacted criminal law. Social control - refers to attempts by society to regulate people"s thoughts and behavior . Criminal justice system - refers to the organizations-police, courts, and prison officials-that respond to alleged violations of the law. Traditional theories for the causes of deviance: biological theories have focused on physiognomy, phrenology, somatology, etc. , for understanding deviant behavior, psychological theories consider the source of deviance to reside within the individual. They assume conditions of the mind or personality to be the fault: c. lombroso (italian physician) - used to work with inmates and measure their skulls. Social theories of deviance: social foundations of deviance - all behavior, deviance as well as conformity is shaped by society, deviance varies according to cultural norms.