SOC 2070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Colin Kaepernick, Homicide, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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Sociology 2070: social deviance: colin kaepernick sat down during us national anthem to support african. Who/what is socially deviant: murderers, rapists, thieves, terrorist, child molesters, drug dealers, fraudsters, rude people, smelly people, people who cheat, ugly people, nose pickers, loud talkers, people who fart on elevators. Objectivist approach: certain characteristics make an act or person socially deviant. Objectivist approach: harm: socially deviant behaviour is harmful. Physical (e. g. , assault) or psychological (e. g. , bullies: critique: Harmful but not deviant (eating fast food, driving a car) Objectivist approach: rarity: socially deviant behaviour is rare. That which occurs infrequently (e. g. , homicide: critique: Rare, but not deviant (acts of heroism, lottery) Common, and deviant (domestic violence, tax fraud. ) Objectivist approach: reaction: socially deviant behaviour generates negative social reaction. The issue of (cid:498)degree(cid:499) the (cid:498)express(cid:499) lane etc. ) The issue of normative (cid:498)consensus(cid:499) standards/expectations: critique: Objectivist approach: norms: critique, socially deviant behaviour violates social norms. A characteristic of the act (or person) violates behavioural.
