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Deviance and Social Control. Fall 2006. Outline. Crime is normal & Deviance is relative History of sociology of deviance From deviance to social control 2 dimensions of social control Style (penal, comp, etc.) Arena (law, norms, etc.) Design as Social Control. Take-Aways.
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Deviance and Social Control Fall 2006
Outline • Crime is normal & Deviance is relative • History of sociology of deviance • From deviance to social control • 2 dimensions of social control • Style (penal, comp, etc.) • Arena (law, norms, etc.) • Design as Social Control
Take-Aways • Crime is normal • Deviance is relative • Conformity-Deviance as continuum with socially designated cutoff point • Social control varies • Law as small part of social control • Norms as the “social” in social control • Sociology seeks to understand distribution of control • Terms/Concepts: deviance, conformity, norm, social control, label, detterence
Crime is Normal • Durkheim: distinguish normal and pathological • Present in every society • Even a society of angels… • SOCIALLY pathological if rate too high or low
It does not offend the collective because it is a crime; it is a crime because it offends the collective…
Under “Acceptable” Over “Acceptable” Different All Behavior Varies and Groups Have a Collective Sense of “How we do it” • Two possibilities
All Behavior Varies and Groups Have a Collective Sense of “How we do it” Another way to look at it… US US THEM THEM THEM
Example: Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll Prudes Normals Addicts
Example: Student Role Slackers Normals Geeks, Nerds
Example: Reading Pages Per Week 0 100 250 Gut Course Normal Insanely unreasonable
Example: Abortion When can pregnancies be ended? Never! “Morning after” Pill only Conception Birth US Law
Example: Premarital Sex How “far” is OK? Hold Hands Intercourse
Deviance is relative • Changes from one society/group to another • Changes over time • Classic example of social construct • But still very real to the group
Deviance is relative: Examples • Date rape • Honor killings • Hate crime • Enron • Fashion • Smoking • Safe sex • Littering
Social Control Varies • By Arena • State • Organization • Society • By Style • PenalCompensation • Conciliation • Therapy • Prevention • Reform
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