SOCI 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Homicide, Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
Document Summary
Deviance and crime are socially constructed: vary among cultures, vary from one social context to another. Norms vary widely- deviance is relative: people commit deviant acts only when they break a norm and cause others to react negatively, everyone is a deviant- in one social context or another. Norms vary widely and deviance is relative. What some people consider normal, others consider deviant, and vice versa. No act is deviant in and of itself. Deviance occurs when someone departs from a norm and evokes a negative reaction from others. Crime is deviance that is against the law. Deviance involves breaking a norm and evoking negative reaction from others. Crime is deviance the breaks a law. Law is a governmentally stipulated and enforced norm. Sanctions (an act purposed to bring conformity (obedience)) Actions indicating disapproval of deviance: informal punishment, stigmatization, formal punishment. People who are observed committing more serious acts of deviance are typically punished, either informally or formally.
