SOC 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Total Institution, Thomas Kuhn, Emergence
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Unit 1 deviance, normality, and social control. Sociology as the study of: how people create, reinforce, and challenge society, how society affects individuals and groups. Ways of acting and ways of being that, within particular social contexts and in particular historical periods, elicit moral condemnation. Sociological perspectives on deviance: not a moral term, but an analytical one, deviance as a double-sided coin, deviance can tell us a lot about social change. It lays out an imaginary line that says what kind of deviance are okay in everyday life and what is going too far. It also provides a sense of safety and security to people. People can define what they are not (by comparing them to deviants) which helps establish their morale. Primary deviance: the kinds of deviance we indulge in all the time (lying, cheating, smoking, drinking, etc. )
