SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes -Edmund Bergler, Thought Experiment, Bsc Young Boys
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Sociology notes nov 21, 2012 (topic: crime & deviance) The centre contribution of sociology to crime and deviance is that crime and deviance are socially structured. Young boys were considered beautiful and parents prayed their young boys would catch the attention of an older man in power. Also happened in sombra (papa new guinea) Sharp bamboo shot up young boy"s nostrils to remove the mother"s blood so that he doesn"t end up feminine. They also have to swallow an older man"s semen because they believe boys have an organ called tingo" which needs development from semen. Deviance adheres in the minds viewing the object, not the object. In some parts of the world, if a woman cheats, she is killed. How you interpret it, makes it deviant/criminal. Deviance: breaking a norm, implies disobeying a known rule. Stigmatization: when people are negatively evaluated because of a perceptible sign that distinguishes them from others.
