SOCIOL 2CC3 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Witchcraft, Tattoo, Syndrome
21 Nov 2018
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Sociological def of deviance: anything that causes us to view another as outsider [ ] other [ ] different". Classical school theory emerges to explain deviance & criminal activity. Scientific theories of deviance emerged late 1800s seen in work of cesare lombroso doctor, philosopher, criminal anthropologist. Science" of judging inds" character by facial features theory popular during 18th-19thc. 3 distinct body types linked with behavioural dispositions (i) asthenic-ectomorph skinny, frail & weak introspective, sensitive, nervous restless, energetic, insensitive (ii) athletic/mesomorph: muscular, hard, rectangular (iii) pyknic-endomorph short & round easy going, sociable, self-indulgent. She drinks a lot: deviant labels are what have serious negative consequences for inds. Symbolic interactionism: meanings, are negotiated & continually reinterpreted among inds, no meaning is inherent in inds/objects that actors confront. Labeling theory (lt) of deviance for labeling theorists: shaped by gender, ethnicity, class, age, sexuality, ability.
