SOCIOL 145 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Antonio Gramsci, Labeling Theory, Pedophilia
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Intro | class outline: syllabus and class structure, commonsense notions of deviance (a) what is being studied? (b) how we know/think, classical sociological approaches (becker) [functionalist v materialistic, intro to labeling theory. Week 1 and 2: labeling theory (power and enforcer and labeler)-becker. Week 5 and 6: moral panics (trans-panic currently) Which aren"t reported? gang shooting | 17 in bakers eld. Analysts often adopt social understandings of deviance as starting point (ex: unicorns) Functionalist theory: assumes that society is a whole and that each part has a function (institutions as the organs) single socialization is assumed: everyone has same values and beliefs (2 party platforms in 1950s were the same) 1920s american gangsters: (italian and jewish immigrants without means) Materialist theory (marxist) economy determines what society is=substructure branches out to superstructure law designed to protect dominant class" position/interest deviant only when it threatens the dominant class ex: taxes, crack v coke, alcohol prohibition: protestants against catholics.
