SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Control Theory, Moral Panic, Value Over Replacement Player
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Deviance is relative, what some people consider normal, others consider deviant, vice versa. People commit deviant act when they break a norm and cause others to react negatively. From a sociological point of view, everyone can be deviant. Departure from a norm that evokes a negative reaction from others. A norm stipulated and enforced by government bodies. People who commit more serious acts of deviance are punished either informally or formally. Penalization by judicial system for breaking the law. A mild sanction imposed during face-to-face interaction rather than by judicial system. Process of negatively evaluating people because of a marker that distinguishes them from others. Ex: newspaper portrayals of prostitutes stigmatized as fallen women who spread disease and crime. Types of deviance and crime vary in terms of: severity of social response. Ranging from mild disapproval to capital punishment. 2. perceived harmfulness of deviant or criminal act.
