SOC 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Methamphetamine, Mass Surveillance, Embezzlement

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

Document Summary

Rules forgetting people vary widely from different countries among different cultural groups within a country. Norms vary widely, so deviance is relative: what some people consider normal, others consider deviant, and vise-versa. From a sociological point of view, everyone is deviant in one social context or another. Deviance: occurs when someone departs from a norm and evokes a negative reaction from others. Crime: is deviance that is against the law. People like nelson mandela were persecuted for committing crimes but not he is seen as a hero to. Law: is a norm stipulated and enforced by government bodies many. What is considered a crime at one time and place may be considered perfectly normal in another time and place. Informal punishment: involves a mild sanction that is imposed during face-to-face interaction, not by the judicial system: may involve raised eyebrows, gossip, ostracism, shaming, or stigmatization.