SOCIOL 2C06 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Youth Subculture, Cesare Lombroso, Social Disorganization Theory

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 2C06
• Professor: Rhona Shaw

Document Summary

What is considered deviant is shaped by degrees of difference. Deviance exists in the reactions of observers. Deviance occurs when people take offence & reacts negatively to a behavior/idea. Negati(cid:448)e (cid:396)ea(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s do(cid:374)(cid:859)t o(cid:374)l(cid:455) defi(cid:374)e de(cid:448)ia(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:271)ut the(cid:455) a(cid:272)t as (cid:373)e(cid:272)ha(cid:374)is(cid:373)s of social control vary from mild-severe. Very broad concept and ranges from non conformity to formal rule breaking. Beha(cid:448)io(cid:396)s that do(cid:374)(cid:859)t ha(cid:448)e a (cid:374)egati(cid:448)e (cid:396)espo(cid:374)se a(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)ed de(cid:448)ia(cid:374)t. Includes the violation of cultural norms (mores and folkways) Entire societies construct deviance, focus on which societal groups are involved. Intersubjective constructions of deviance are also important (i. e. how definitions of deviance are negotiated) Found in most cultures & throughout history. Remain today in secular west (areas w/ high degree of religious consciousness) 1980s & 1990s moral panics in us & canada. Satanic worship and ritual sexual abuse of children in day care. Demonic is prevalent in popular culture (movies and tv shows)