SOC 103 Final: Final Exam Review (Ch9,10,13,14,20) .docx
6 Mar 2012
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Deviant behaviour: behaviour that departs from social norms and that is subject to social control. Included in broad definition of deviant acts are behaviours ranging from violent crime to joining particular groups. Not all crimes are deviant or unusual acts, not all deviant acts are illegal or criminal. Societal norms define what is proper and not proper behaviour. Norms are established through tradition, culture, customs. Norms may be created when everyone agrees to avoid particular behaviours. Some behaviour is universally accepts and wrong while other behaviour is not, gives us insight into the fact that deviance may simply be socially constructed. Individuals construct their own definition of what is acceptable and what is not. Examples of variation in the definition of deviance. Illegal in canada, not illegal in the netherlands. 19 years in ontario, 18 in quebec, 21 in usa.
