SOC 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bat Flip, Labeling Theory, Deflate
9 Nov 2015
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Deviance is any thought, action or feeling that runs contrary to social standards or expectations. Deviance can be thought of on a continuum of tolerable behaviour. For instance, on one end there is tolerable behaviour, on the other, extremely problematic or unacceptable behaviour and all the shades of grey in between (wilbert leonard ii, 1998). Tolerable behaviour on the extremely problematic or unacceptable behaviour and all the shades of grey in between. Deflate football (nfl, patriots), performance enhancing drugs, dress code, fighting. Moneyball (uses stats/analysis to recruit players and doesn"t have to pay a lot but is. Two dimensions of deviance: the objective dimension. Formal punishments rules everyone knows/in book/ enforced/institutionalism. Rules agreed but have been broken or breached. Ejection managers/players getting ejected in baseball games. Formal punishments: the subjective dimension informal punishments based on moral judgements/authority/ hierarchy of moral control. Boo vc when he plays against raptors / him leaving toronto/ subjective.
