SOC101Y1 Lecture : SOC358H1 Jan 16th,2012 Prof. Lee
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But in this book becker raises the idea of collective identity, of looking at people together to see how individuals arise out of this group. We should study the supporting cast of people around that person e. g. parents, competitors. (deviance & crime are often result of collected activities): tricks of the trade, writing for social scientists. Universal human rule: all social groups create their own kinds of rules and enforce these rules. E. g. religious/cultural prohibitions: statistical deviance: 1 outsider that does not fit with the rest. Howard says to look at deviance is to see when things statistically fall out of the norm. y outliers by malcolm gladwell: looking at people who become very successful. Problems: y definition is too broad: when you use statistics, you cast a wide net, so people who are left-handed become deviants, or red-heads etc are deviants.
