SOCI 2205 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Canada, Anomie, Alcoholism
21 Nov 2018
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Definition: a collection of conditions, persons, or acts that society disvalues, finds offensive or condemns, does not have to be criminal behaviour. From a sociologist perspective, deviance is socially constructed: it is not a universal belief unless it is a true crime. What is considered deviant to one society, group, person might not be by another one. Therefore, what we examine is how certain conditions, people, or behaviours become labeled as deviant by certain people: how are some behaviours allowed and some are considered deviant, ex. Alcohol is really more damaging to the body. There are both positive and negative forms of deviance. They let other people move up on the transplant list. The people consent to taking the organs but he also is still making a huge profit off of the vulnerable people. The mindy project: mindy kaling i always get asked where do you get your confidence?" i think people are well meaning, but its pretty insulting.
