SOCB50H3 Lecture Notes - De Jure, Jim Crow Laws, Salem Witch Trials
Document Summary
Deviance is statistically rare, not normal, inappropriate, wrong, whereby majority of society agree it is wrong. Concern is that if we can discern why it is deviant how can we use this info to allow others to conform to what is normal behaviour, to discourage/reduce crime. Deviance is not necessarily what everyone takes for granted or is agreed upon, whereby opinions change overtime. Social norms are external and given, therefore they are objective e. g. when someone asks are you, you usually say you"re doing okay even if it has not been going well we don"t how usually share this and. Widespread consensus about ideas, behaviours, and characteristics which are either proper acceptable, or improper and unacceptable. A set of shared beliefs, ideas, and attitudes that operate as a unifying source in society. Social facts: ideas that become real forcing us to do things or not to do things, ideas taken for granted.
