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Any transgression of socially established norms o Deviance is referring to an act or behavior that is simply different from the majority of the group ▪ These acts tend to get a negative response from the majority ▪ It isn't about morals, but just what the majority thinks the world should be like Formal deviance or crime involves the violation of laws

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Refers to the way people form social bonds, relate to each other, and get along on a day-to-day basis o Group norms are an interesting concept ▪ They are more unspoken until someone conflicts what is the secret norm and people come together to defend what they thought everyone knew o An example of when a social norm was challenged is the 9/11 attacks ▪ They thought they were safe and when people realized they weren't action was taken ▪ New policies and procedures were put into place to make our safety more guaranteed

Émile Durkheim • Theorized that social cohesion is stablished either through one of two ways • Mechanical Solidarity

Based on the sameness of society's parts or members Organic Solidarity ▪ Based on the interdependence of specialized parts or members ▪

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Informal Social Sanctions •

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Unspoken rules and expectations about the behavior of individuals Help maintain a base level or order and cohesion in society and form a foundation for formal social control • If you breach an important norm, you'll get a bigger response than if you breach a relatively unimportant norm Formal Social control includes laws and the authority of police officers

Victor Rios "make it out of the ghetto" • Points out that it took luck and opportunity, and not just hard work, to keep him from becoming one of the gang members that he now studies Robert Merton • Strain Theory • Deviance occurs when a society does not give all its members equal ability to achieve socially acceptable goals...