the macro level of systems and the social structure. Many philosophers ‚ such as Karl Marx ‚ changed Sociology ‚ with their respective points of view . The list can go on and on ‚ with Comte ‚ Durkheim ‚ Spencer ‚ etc . Also ‚ the perspectives on deviance and primary and secondary groups are rather intriguing ‚ not only because it changes your outlook on your surroundings ‚ but they challenge to view the world as a whole . Marx’s view on the bourgeoisie and proletariat are also interesting ‚ in the
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Sociology A scientific study of societies and human behavior Sociology’s basic assumption: “Human action is largely determined by the groups which people belong to (social relationships) and by the societies they live in (social arrangements).” Four Orientations of Sociology 1. Multi-causality 2. Interactive processes of causal factors 3. Sociological imagination 4. Value-free 4 Types of Questions Sociologists Ask 1. Factual Questions 2. Comparative Questions 3. Historical Questions
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Labelling Theory The crime The Labelling theory addresses a larger definition of crime‚ referring not only to illegal conduct or actions but much rather to deviant behaviour in general. Deviance is seen as a quality attributed to a certain act by those who witness it directly or indirectly and deem it immoral and wrong. Behaviours acquire the label of being deviant by social interaction and maintain it by social learning. This new approach is in contradiction with the former views of crime as inherent
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“Out of the Norm” Sociology Project Breaching Experiment Breaching experiments are most commonly associated with ethnomethodology‚ a Breaching Experiment is an experiment that seeks to examine people’s reactions to violations of commonly Accepted social rules or norms. Norms are defined as the expectations‚ or rules of behavior‚ that Develop out of values. For this Project‚ I was required to violate a norm. Basically doing Something "out of the ordinary" it’s not common at all in society
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Bruno Latour’s notion of nonhuman actors and Donna Haraway’s notion of the companion species are both concepts that are based around the view that humans are not alone in the creation and maintenance of society. They are unique concepts as animals are so often excluded from the sociological field. Jim Johnson states ‘the most liberal sociologist often discriminates against nonhumans’ (1988 p.1). Both Haraway and Latour seek to change this. Haraway has a background in science‚ with a PhD in biology
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compared to the rest of society. An example of a deviant behavior would be murder. Murder is not a social norm‚ not every individual goes around killing others. Murder is abnormal behavior that is not accepted by society. There are other forms of deviance that are
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personality is the source of deviance. Control Theory-The idea that two control systems “inner and outer controls” work against our tendencies to deviate. Strain theory-A societies goal but withholds means of reaching the goal such crime. What sociological perspective is the following related to? Relativity of deviance-? The belief that we help to produce our own orientations to life by joining specific groups- The Symbolic Interactionists The belief that deviance is a natural part of society-The
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References: Adler‚ P. (2012) Constructions of Deviance Social Power‚ Context‚ and Interactions. Wadsworth. Belomont‚ CA. Drislane‚ R. Ph.D. and Parkinson‚ G. Ph.D. (2002). Online dictionary of social science: Moral entrepreneurs. Athabasca University. Retrieved from: http://bitbucket.icaap.org/dict.pl
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and how we as a society therefore construct it. Crime is a social construct; it is always in society and is on the increase. It is inevitable. Where does it come from? It comes from legislation‚ from the making of laws. Functionalists see crime deviance in society as a function‚ in that it serves to remind us‚ through public condemnation of those who have broken the rules‚ of our shared values and norms. Furthermore‚ they suggest that crime is a result of structural tensions and a lack of moral
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Klingenberg Colorado Technical University Author Note This paper was prepared for SOCL120‚ CS33-01‚ taught by Todd Rowe on February 24‚ 2013. Lifting the Boundaries of Social Control: Where Does it End From the beginning of time‚ social deviance has been an issue all over the world. Social control through boundaries sets the parameters of what is right and wrong within a society thereby defining what behaviors are considered deviant. However‚ recent trends in the United States to lift
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