[SOC211H5] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (13 pages long!)
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Something is deviant if it is rare. Rare things may be acceptable (2) harm. Harm to the functioning of society harm to understandings of the world. Perceptions of harm are subjective (3) negative societal reaction. Negative reactions by society"s masses surveys, opinion polls. Absolutist view of norms culturally- specific view of norms. Objective end of continuum: focus on the deviant act. Subjective end of continuum: focus on our perceptions of and reactions to, the act, emphasis on the deviance dance. Process by which a person, behaviour, or characteristic is deviantized. How do we determine if someone deviant or not. How to determine the dominant moral code. A majority of people thing killing is not appropriate therefore it wont be done. You can wear a paper bag on your head weird but don"t get condemned. Social construction: dominant moral codes are socially constructed, radical/strict constructionism, soft/contextual constructionism. It looks at how things are perceived.
