SOCI 1001H Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Émile Durkheim, Labeling Theory, Arson
9 Dec 2016
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What some people consider normal, others consider deviant, and vice versa. People commit deviant acts only when they break a norm and cause others to react negatively. Deviance departure from a norm that evokes a negative reaction from others. Crime deviance that is against the law. Law a norm stipulated and enforced by government bodies. What is considered a crime in some times and places is considered perfectly normal in other times and places. People who commit more serious acts of deviance are typically punished, either informally or formally. Formal punishment penalization by the judicial system for breaking a law: prison time, fine payment, community service, etc. Informal punishment a mild sanction that is imposed during face-to-face interaction rather than by the judicial system: raised eyebrows, harsh stare, stigmatization, etc. Stigmatization process of negatively evaluating people because of a marker that distinguishes them from others.
