POLS 3470 : Chapter 9.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3470
• Professor: Tim Mau

Document Summary

Society teaches us all to conform law is simply one part of a complex system of social control. Deviance the recognized violation of cultural norms (which guide almost all human activities. Crime is one category the violation of a society"s formally enacted criminal law. Examples of nonconformity are negative instances of rule breaking (such as stealing, assault), but we also define especially righteous people (such as students we consider geeks ) as deviant. Deviant attitudes thus have in common some element of difference that causes us to think of the person as an outsider. Social control attempts by society to regulate people"s thoughts and behaviour. Or may involve the criminal justice system a formal response by police, courts, and prison officials to alleged violations of the law. Deviance is much more than a matter of individual choice involves how our society is organized.