SOCL 3101 : Socl 3501 Test 3
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Status politics: status groups or cultural groups are moral groups. They define themselves by a way of life, a way of living. Why don"t other questions achieve this: ex. It"s rational value: what kind of punishment it deters, the most obvious value, does it create a shift or change in general behavior. Laws do have instrumental value, there is (it varies a great deal depending on behavior) Some moral issues just do not rise to the level of conflict as other moral issues: ex. If deviance is viewed that way they are essentially non threatening to the norm itself, remorse is then trying to demonstrate that one really is the carrier of the same moral culture as the group itself. Shouldn"t be treated as one that challenged the norm itself, why criminals will show remorse in court. "sick" deviance: beyond the control of the perpetrator.
