Sociology 1021E Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Medicalization, Mass Surveillance, Labeling Theory
24 May 2017
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Deviance: occurs when someone departs from a norm and evokes a negative reaction from others. Crime: deviance that is against the law. Law: a norm stipulated by the government bodies. Informal punishment: involves a mild sanction that is imposed during face to face interaction, not by the judicial system. Stigmatized: people who are negatively evaluated because of a marker that distinguishes them from others and that is labelled as socially unacceptable. Formal punishment: takes place when the judicial system penalizes someone for breaking a law. Four types of deviance and crime: social diversions: minor acts of deviance that are generally perceived as relatively harmless. They evoke a mild societal reaction, such as amusement or disdain. Participating in fads and fashions such as dying your hair purple. Such acts are harmless: social deviations: non-criminal departures from norms that are nonetheless subject to official control.
