CRM 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Mental Disorder, Erving Goffman, Uniform Crime Reports
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Wednesday november 25, 2015, friday november 27, 2015 and wednesday. In 1950s social order was monolithic: nothing was changing, nobody was challenging anything. Social changes in us in 1960s and 70s the consensus was disintegrating. (cid:862)youth cultu(cid:396)e(cid:863: elvis presley in 50s, as a new cultural form, the birth of rock and roll music, fashion, music, appearances, activities. Social scientists rethink their conception of society, social order, and deviancy. These social movements emphasized choice and rebellion over passive acceptance and conformity: (cid:862)mea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g is a pa(cid:396)t of so(cid:272)ial p(cid:396)o(cid:272)ess(cid:863) Symbolic interactionism: george mead and w. i thomas. Uniform crime report vs. survey reports: reaction of authorities rather than the actual deviance. Return to some elements of classical school. Human beings actively create their social world. Is a framework for building theory that envisions society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals. (cid:862) elf(cid:863) how one see her/himself (de-pends on how others perceive us)