[SOC2106] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (23 pages long)

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

Document Summary

1/17/17 (1) defining deviance and social problems: a brief review of a social problem: why are certain behaviours considered deviant, some misleading definitions of deviance, two perspectives on deviance. 101 review: norms are rules and expectations by which a society guides the behaviour of its members. Sociologists tend to discourage this practice; instead, they advocate cultural relativism, the practice of judging a culture by its own standards. What is a social problem: aspects of life that are seen to warrant concern and intervention. The identification of a social problem is the outcome of a social process including a moral evaluation of people"s behaviour: some examples: crime, child abuse, poverty, substance abuse, racism. In analyzing a social problem, it is important to identify the group of people for whom the behaviour is a problem: e. g. These were some of the first laws ever created (in england). We typically see these laws used against youth, the homeless, prostitutes, and drug dealers.