SOCL 3501 : Midterm Notes
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Deviance-violation of a social norm that elicits a negative reaction. Social norm-rules that govern our behavior, what we expect from other people, keeping interactions moving smoothly, relative (aka varies: ex. Homicide, honesty: all murder is homicide, but all homicide isn"t murder, it"s about intention, we see honesty as good, taboos-most serious level of social norm violation, ex. The child abnormalities: strict laws against cannibalism, but could become accepted under some instances-stranded. So how do we get people to follow these rules or social norms: sanctions (positive and negative aka rewards and punishments and these can be formal or informal) Spanking, frowning, shunning, gossip: formal negative ex. This establishes whether it is formal or informal. Deviance-violation of a social norm that elicits a negative reaction: that negative reaction has two effects-1. The audience effected has to think it"s deviant. Interview parents, examine the households, much more etc: we will use qualitative data, which is rich in context.
