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deviance
an violation of the norm
Is deviance functional?
yes
sociological causation theory:
Bonger
cause of deviance is capitalism
sociological causation theory:
Shaw and McKay
cause of deviance is social disorganization
sociological causation theory:
Sellin
cause of devaince is culture conflict
sociological causation theory:
Reckless
cause of deviance is low inner and outer control (containment and control theory)
sociological causation theory:
Sutherland
people learn to be deviant - differential association theory
sociological causation theory:
Durkheim, Merton, Cloward, Ohlin
anomic/blocked opportunity theory

no access to good opportunity
labeling theory
creates self fulfilling prophecy
primary deviation: what and who
commit deviant act & see is as uncharacteristic of self

Levert
secondary deviance: what and who
continue deviance because now it is a character trait

Lemert
sequential model of labeling theory: what and who
for labeling to start, you have to get caught and then they have to tell others

Becker
social organization
process by which social life becomes organized, changes and how we affect them, and the social structure at any point in time
status
basic building block of society - position or office
status set
statuses we occupy in any one time
what comes with a status?
a role
power/prestige
perspective
identity
how does society assign statuses to people?
achievement (what they do) or ascription (who they are)
master status
status which we most identify with
dramaturgy: what and who
looking at social interaction as theatre

Goffman
group
2 or more people in an interaction
small group theory
primary groups----secondary groups

Cooley
membership group

reference group
the group you belong to

the group you look to for how to behave
institution

Institution
any set of norms, roles, and values surrounding something

structures critical to the existence of society
family is regulated by _______
society
endogamy
rules about marrying within
exogamy
rules about marrying outside
monogamy
2 people
nuclear family
family resulting from monogamous marriage
extended family
2+ nuclear families
patrilocal residence
women living with men
matrilocal residence
men live with women
polygamy
2+ people
polygyny
1 man, 1+ wife
polyandry
1 woman, 1+husband
6 functions of the family
reproduction
socialization
sex
economic
status
affection
religion
a set of symbols that give meaning to life
who did the first studies on religion?
Durkheim
the sociology of religion - why do we need religion? Who?
O'Dea

contingency (uncertainty)
powerlessness
scarcity of resoucres
functions of religions (6)
consolation
transcendental connection
sacrilizes norms
prophetic incentive to change
identity
maturation
Marx on religion
opiate of people

"the protestant work ethic and the spirit of capitalism"
religious typology
churches
sects
cults
power
to be able to get people to do things even if they dont want to
3 sources of legitimate power: what and who
1) traditional
2) rational
3) charismatic

Weber
sources of illegitimate power
resources, expressed via influence
monolithic power structure
ultimate democracy - one layer
polylithic power structure: what and who
hierarchy of power

CW Mills - people at the top do everything they can to stay up there
religious typology
churches
sects
cults
power
to be able to get people to do things even if they dont want to
3 sources of legitimate power: what and who
1) traditional
2) rational
3) charismatic

Weber
sources of illegitimate power
resources, expressed via influence
monolithic power structure
ultimate democracy - one layer
polylithic power structure: what and who
hierarchy of power

CW Mills - people at the top do everything they can to stay up there