SOC313H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter ALL: Central Authority, Restorative Justice, Typography
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Absolutist perspective on defining deviance, proposing a morally based view. Meaning that the same behavior will always be considered deviant in all societies and at all times. Age of technology has convinced us that we should listen to. Experts rather than common sense when determining norms, values, attitudes, etc. Cultural relativism urges us to adapt to the changes of our times, which is defined as progress . According to h, the reluctance of sociologist to acknowledge that there are moral judgments to be made when discussing a subject like deviance shows how far the discipline has strayed from its originals. Emerging around the industrial revolution, sociology sough to explain how societies maintain stability in the face of dramatic social change. 1960s and onward, sociologist continued to assert that social stability is founded on moral order a common world view that binds people. However, a commitment to a common moral order is much more difficult within a culture of individualism.
