SOC212H1 Chapter 10: Deviance and Social Control - Chapter 10 Notes
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Symbolic interaction theory: most common type of interaction theory focuses on: how social self produced in socialization how appearance affects others view of us how we use others treatment of us as a mirror of us. Consequences of labelling: assigning labels: assigned during initial assessment (i. e. appearance, what others told us) and during actual social interaction come from personal experience and culture. The saints and the roughnecks: and were known openly as deviants. Roughnecks didn"t and 3 became criminals two groups of high school kids that both committed deviant acts. Saints did it discreetly to maintain good image, roughnecks did it in hometown. Majority of saints graduated college + became successful, majority of. Labelling women deviant: if male characteristics are the standard for society: women are deviant if they don"t conform to them role however, if they do conform, now deviant again because don"t conform to female.