SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Elijah Anderson, Cesare Lombroso, Kai T. Erikson

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

One category of devience is crime: the violation of a societies formally enacted criminal law. Deviant actions or attitudes weather negative or positive have in common some elements of difference that causes us to think of other person as an outsider. Social control (informal): attempts by society to regulate ppls thoughts and behaviors. Causes of severe deviance may involve- criminal justice system (formal): formal response by police, courts and prison official"s to alleged violations of the law. Cesare lombroso theorized that criminals stand out physically, with low foreheads, prominent jaws, cheekbones, hairiness and unusually long arms but this is wrong no physical features categorize criminals. William sheldon- took different approach suggesting that body structure may predict criminality, linking criminality o muscular athetic builds. Glueck and gluek- cautioned that powerful build does not necessarily cause criminality today it is linked to biology through genetic research.