LSU SOCL 2001
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- Conformity
- Going along with the group without necessarily being formally obligated
- Crime
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the violation of norms codified into law---enforced by state apppointed authorities, through the use of formal sanctionsU.S. crime rates very high compared to other developed nationshas been sug
- Crime Clock
- Every 22.7 Seconds--------One Violent Crime
every 31.5 seconds---------one murderevery 5.6 seconds----------one forcible rapeevery 1.3 seconds----------one robberyevery 36.5 seconds---------one aggravated assault- Deviance
- behavior that violates the social norms of a group or society
---violations of informal or formal normswhat is "deviant" is not set in stone---differs across and within cultures---changes over time- Deviance — The Conflict Perspective
- Definition of deviance serves the interests of elites
---control the criminal justice system and the legal system---law is an instrument of oppressionEx) white collar vs. street crime; crack cocaine; race/ethnicity- Deviance — The Functionalist Perspective
- Deviance can be both functional and dysfunctional for society
---helps to define acceptable behavior and thus contributes to social stability---can also disrupt social stability- Deviance — The Interactionist Perspective
---Differential Association Theory- One learns criminal behavior through interactions with others
---not just techniques, but motives and rationalizations with others---what is "deviant" and how we understand that depends on group membership- Deviance — The Interactionist Perspective
---Labeling TheoryNotion that social labels shape self-perception of others---labels channel behavior into deviance or conformity---key question is who has the power to apply labels- Deviance and Crime
"The Burden of Innocence" (video)- an illustration of labeling theory
- Deviance and Social Control
In Sum- What is considered "deviant" is socially defined
definition of deviance has profound consequences for society- Formal Social Control
- Conformity to norms that are formally stated
LAWS: codified norms, enforced by the state- Informal Social Control
- Conformity to norms that are not formally stated
- Obedience
- compliance with the directions of authority figures
ex) The Milgrim Study - experiment where a "scientist" pushed a person to slowly increase the electrical shocks being implemented on another person, shocks controlled by th- Social Control
Positive Sanctions, Negative Sanctions- Means by which members of society encourage conformity to norms
Conformity brings rewards, Nonconformity carries penalties