SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Racial Profiling, Cochlear Implant, Price Fixing

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Suzanna Crage

Document Summary

Deviance: straying from the norm or the usual . Does not mean the one engaging in deviance is necessary bad, perverted, or sick in anyway he word is bases on the latin root via meaning path . To deviate is simply to go off the common path. Overt characteristics: actions or qualities taken as explicitly violating the cultural norm. Covert characteristics: the unstated qualities that might make a particular group a target for sanctions. Ex: the zoot suit clothing + hairstyle a fashion is different that is violated the cultural norm. 3 theories of deviance: strain theory, subcultural theory, labelling theory. Strain theory: (robert merton) individuals are drawn to crime because of the frustration they feel at being perverted by their real life circumstances from attaining american dream . American dream: unrealistic belief that one can become rich + successful through hard work + determination alone.