SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Marital Rape, Conflict Theories, Labeling Theory
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Deviance involves breaking a norm and evoking a negative reaction from others. Crime is deviance that breaks a law, a norm stipulated and enforced by government bodies. Many famous individuals are known for their deviance, jesus christ, mahatma ghandi, martin. Negative sanctions are actions indicating disapproval of deviance, people who are observed committing serious acts of deviance are typically punished formally or informally. Informal punishment mild sanction imposed during face-to-face contact, rather than the judicial system. Formal punishment harsh sanction usually because of breaking laws, criminals are formally punished. Stigmatization negative evaluation of someone because there is something that makes them different from others. Suicide bombers are deviant, but they are not crazy, they are also well-educated middle-class citizens. Information on 400+ municipal police departments across canada on 91 categories of crime. No victim steps up to the plate when a crime is introduced. Communicating for the purposes of prostitution, illegal gambling, and use of illegal drugs are all reasons.
