SOCI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Incest Taboo, Social Control, Neoliberalism
11 Jun 2018
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March 19th, 2018
Sociology of Crime and Deviance
Deviance:
➢ A violation of established contextual, cultural or social norms, whether folkways, mores
or codified law
Folkways:
➢ Are norms based on everyday cultural customs concerning practical matters like how to
hold a fork, what type of clothes are appropriate for different situations, or how to greet
someone politely
Mores:
➢ Serious moral injunctions or taboos that are broadly recognized in a society, like the
incest taboo
Codified laws:
➢ Norms that are specified in explicit codes and enforced by government bodies
Crime:
➢ Therefore, an act of deviance that breaks not only a form, but a law
Crimes which are also deviant
➢ Murder
➢ Assault
➢ Theft
Deviant but not criminal
➢ Not giving your seat to elderly stranger
➢ Eating with mouth open
➢ Age difference in relationships
Criial ehaior hih is’t deiat
➢ J-walking
➢ Smoking marijuana
➢ Speeding
Social control
➢ Regulation and enforcement of norms
➢ How members of society condemn or condone certain behaviors, beliefs, and bodies
o Positive sanctions
▪ Positive mark
▪ Babyshowers
▪ weddings
o Negative sanctions
▪ Anything the police/judge do
▪ Speeding ticket negative sanctions – punishment
▪ Condemn deviant behavior
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Document Summary
A violation of established contextual, cultural or social norms, whether folkways, mores. Are norms based on everyday cultural customs concerning practical matters like how to hold a fork, what type of clothes are appropriate for different situations, or how to greet someone politely. Serious moral injunctions or taboos that are broadly recognized in a society, like the incest taboo. Norms that are specified in explicit codes and enforced by government bodies. Therefore, an act of deviance that breaks not only a form, but a law. Not giving your seat to elderly stranger. How members of society condemn or condone certain behaviors, beliefs, and bodies: positive sanctions, positive mark, babyshowers, weddings, negative sanctions, anything the police/judge do, speeding ticket negative sanctions punishment, condemn deviant behavior. Crime and punishment reinforce social solidarity (strength: reinforce solidarity collective together, through use of negative sanctions, punishment reinforces social solidarity, when someone commits a crime and society rallies together to reinforce the collective social values.
