SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Medicalization, Symbolic Interactionism, White-Collar Crime
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Law: a norm laid down and enforced by government bodies. Sanction: a reward or punishment that a norm associates with a specific behaviour (e. g. pay for working, taking away phone for breaking curfew) People who are observed committing more serious acts of deviance are typically punished, either informally or formally. Informal punishment: a mild sanction that is imposed during face-to-face interaction (e. g. raised eyebrows, dirty looks, gossip, stigmatization) Stigmatization: process of negatively evaluating people because of a marker that distinguishes them from others (e. g. until recently, disabled people were treated with disrespect and laughed at) Formal punishment: when the judicial system penalizes someone for breaking a law (e. g. criminals who have to serve time in prison) Types of crime and deviance vary in terms of. The severity of the social response, which ranges from mild disapproval to capital punishment. The perceived harmfulness of the deviant or criminal act. Degree of public agreement about whether an act should be considered deviant.
