SOCI 2510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9 - Deviance : Cesare Lombroso, Corporate Crime, Puritans
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Include minor traffic violations too sexual assaults and murder. Speaking too much in class can be considered deviance, even if they are respected. All of us are subject to social control. For example: when parents praise or scold their children, or when friends make fun of a classmate unusual choice of music. Serious deviance may involve the criminal justice system. How society defines deviance, who is branded as deviant, and what people decide to do about deviance depends on how society is organised. Teach that deviance is much more than a matter of individual choice. In 1876, cesare lombroso point that criminals stand up physically, with low foreheads, prominent jaws and cheekbones, hairiness, and long arms. No physical traits distinguish criminal from non-criminals. In the mid-20th century, william sheldon suggested that body structure might predict criminality. Checking hundreds of young men for body type and criminal history, he link criminality to muscular, athletic builds.
