SOCI 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Equal Rights Amendment, Minority Group, Redlining
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Four theories of deviance: labeling theory - symbolic interaction theory. Studied how marijuana users were labeled as deviants. Deviance results from some people successfully labeling others as deviant. Primary deviance: non conformity that is temporary, exploratory or easily hidden. Secondary deviance: persistent nonconformity by a person who accepts the label of deviance: deviant careers - immersed in a subculture of deviance; accept the label and delve deeper. Deviance is often accompanied by stigma: a mark of social disgrace that sets them apart of being normal. Degradation ceremony: a ritual in which a community formally stigmatizes individuals as deviant: ex people clang their dishes when streakers walk by in the cafeteria , differential association theory (symbolic interaction theory) Studied white collar crime and gang behavior. Deviance arises when there is an excess of definitions favorable to violation of law over definitions unfavorable to violation of law.
