SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Ritualism In The Church Of England, Social Forces, Arson
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Stigmatized: ppl are negatively evaluated b/c of a marker that distinguishes them bodies: formal punishment: results from breaking laws, laws that are enforced by gov"t. John hagan classifies types of deviance & crime along 3 dimensions: severity of the social response. Homicide (other serious deviance) results in the most severe negative reaction. Wearing a nose ring less negative reaction: perceived harmfulness of the deviant/criminal act. Sexual assault harmful; tattooing less harmful. Not actual harmfulness, but perceived harmfulness is the issue: degree of public agreement. Whether the act should be considered deviant. 4 types of deviance & crime [hagan: social diversions minor acts of deviance, harmless, evokes mild societal reaction. Ex) dyeing your hair purple: social deviation more serious acts [non-criminal], somewhat harmful, subject to institutional sanction. Ex) wearing long hair in john lie"s high school: conflict crimes illegal acts that many ppl consider harmful, punishable by the state.
