SOC 2106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gender Inequality, Social Learning Theory, Frank Tannenbaum

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2106
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

Document Summary

We need to examine agents of socialization such as family, school, peer groups, religion, etc. Introduced the concept of white collar crime . Challenged the stereotype of crimes as a lower-class phenomenon. Significant others give definitions favorable or unfavorable to law breaking. Too many definitions favorable to breaking the law results in deviance. Associations vary in priority, frequency, duration and intensity. Criminal behavior us learned just like non-criminal behavior. Criminal behavior results from general needs and values, not special needs and values. Deviant friends are particularly important in illegal drug behaviors. Recently cultivated friendships are more important in deviant behaviors. Deviant behavior starts as imitation and: persists to the extent that is rewarded or punished, by significant others. Associates may be chosen because they reinforce deviant behavior. Deviance is not a behavior but how we respond to a behavior. Social groups create deviance by making rules. Moral entrepreneurs work to have their ideas about deviance enshrine in law.