SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Legal Culture, Labeling Theory, Edwin Sutherland
11 Jan 2016
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Behaviours/actions that require social control and social intervention, codified in law. Acts that are felt to be very harmful. (by almost everyone in society) People disagree over whether the behaviours are harmful. The degree of seriousness changes over time and based on consensus. May or may not be against the law. People engage in risky behavior because of the recreational aspect. Society does not condone thrill-seeking behaviours like theft. Criminal solutions involve less work and greater payoffs. Fear of punishment can control a person"s choices. Severe punishment enhances a society"s ability to control crime. Most people share the same goals, but not everyone can achieve them. Some people resort to deviant methods to achieve goals. Conformity: individuals accept goals and have means to achieve them. Innovation: individuals accept goals, but cannot achieve them through socially approved means. Retreatists: reject goals and means to achieve them. Rebellion: those who create an alternative set of goals and means.
