SOCI 1001H Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Nonconformist, Social Control
29 Nov 2016
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Not all rulebreaking crimes are considered bad or receive the same punishment. Types of criminal/deviant behavior (consensus crimes, conflict crimes, social deviations) Consensus crimes high degree of agreement that certain acts are bad for society (certain rules have a special status in society those rules are held up as crimes) Social deviations: not part of the criminal code but rules have been broken that relate to society (usually norms) All of us have participated from time to time in an act that is deviant behavior. Informal social control occurs usually though interactions amongst individuals. Deviance as relative (across time, across social contexts) Deviance acts and crime typically travel from one time frame to another especially in culture + society. Durkheim 4 functions of crime and deviance: affirms cultural values and norms (morality, clarifies moral boundaries (regulation/social control, promotes social unity (integration, encourages social change. Rooted in societal power relations and inewuality (criminal law/civil law [ white collar/corporate crime])
