SOCI 2445 Study Guide - Final Guide: Labeling Theory, Anomie, Elder Abuse
17 Sep 2014
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What is deviance and why do people do it. How media applies deviance, social control agents, cops; do disproportionately go for different races. Deviance defined over time: there several definitions, need examples never been a consensus, varies by who defines it, what is different from one generation may not be in the next; smoking, being gay. Deviance is not like crime, it is more of a social sanction. Rule making enforcing, entrepreneurs, rule makers and enforcement-becker. Law making, how does this happen, who does it. 4 ways to trudt deviant populations access to research settings- establishing relationships acquisition of info. Familty violence- age, class, gender, stress, social isolation research has identified as being the major risk factors when it comes to child, spouse and elder abuse. John bauldiers research of child abuse; child abuse has direct correlation with future abuse, or bullied as a child long term effect.
