SOCIOL 2BB3 Study Guide - Social Skills, Kingsley Davis, Manifest And Latent Functions And Dysfunctions
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Objectivist approach: deviance exist out there and it"s real: deviance behaviours: against the law, In the eye of the beholder -a meaning we give to a behaviour, a label we give. Historical, cross-cultural, situational, gendered relativity: no act, belief or trait is inherently deviant. Relativist, social constructionist, reactionist: the reaction to the behaviour defines if it"s deviant. Example of a biological theory: somatype theory: william sheldon (1898-1977) Endomorphs- tends to have a pear-shape body, over weight, underdeveloped muscles. Sociable, outgoing, tolerant, easy going/ even-tempered, relaxed, enjoys good food and self-indulgent/ not very disciplined. Mesomorphs - tends to be well-built, hard body, well-developed. Aggressiveness, loud, pushy, adventurous/ risk-taker, competitive, short-tempered. Ectomorphs - tends to be tall, thin, delicate build. Introverts, sensitive, nervous, social-anxiety, self-conscious, and poor social skill. Another example of a biological theory: twin studies. Used danish twin registry, national crime registry. Data between 1870-1970 (7, 172 pairs of twins) Compared criminal records of fraternal and identical twins.
