SOCL 3501 Chapter : Chapter 1 Notes
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Chapter 1: what is deviant behavior: deviance is anything that goes against social norms, norms are rules that govern our behavior, norms can be prospective or prescriptive. When you get on an elevator you are expected to get on the elevator press the button that will get you to the floor you desire and then stand in your own corner. Mores are more likely to be formed into law. In the us it"s okay to have sex with 3rd cousin: another example is cannibalism (consuming human flesh, the movie alive , norms are relative, meaning they vary. They can change depending on time, place, etc: norms help us interact with people, sanctions, a deviant is someone with a deviant identity. The severity of a social norm creates the identity and just how public it is. Sociology 3501: deviance isn"t unusual behavior, ex) lying.
