SOC212H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, Body Piercing
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Lecture: what is deviance, statistical variation from the average (mean) Behaviors differ from expectations: absolute violate standards / rules of society everyone agreed upon, relative varies based on where/when/whom is involved. Deviance is contextual: deviance = violations of social norms, norms = behavioral codes, guide actions/self- presentations to conform to social acceptability. Purpose: members within a society can interact w/ proper and predictable way regulate social relations/behavior. Norms are agreed upon by majority of group. Authority/awareness of norms varies w. r. t how widely accepted, how society enforces, how much conformity demanded, how they"re transmitted: 3 types of norms (william summer) and their violations (smith & pollack) Folkways = simple norms based on custom, tradition, etiquette. Poor taste = violation, don"t generate serious outrage but might label violator as odd. Mores = norms based on board societal morals, critical to fabric of society / social institutions.
