Sociology 1025A/B Chapter 11: Notes
10 Dec 2015
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Social control actions intended to prevent, correct, punish, fix . Or cure people, behaviors, and characteristics that are perceived as unacceptable. Deviant a person, behavior, or characteristic perceived as unacceptable. Some measures of social control are formal and implemented through an official" mechanism that carries some institutionalized authority i. e. workplace dress code. Some forms are meant to fix or punish deviant behavior or characteristics after they have occurred/been detected. Other forms of social control are meant to prevent deviance from occurring such as educational programs. Some measures we exert on ourselves such as diets or. We are all subjected to measures of social control extra studying everyday. Deviance is often suggested to be a violation of society"s norms. There is a large amount of confusion over the true definition of deviance. Deviance emerges from complex social processes that teach us how to label behaviors and characteristics as good/bad, right/wrong, moral/immoral, or normal/abnormal.
