Normative and Non-normative behavior

Question 1

What are Norms?

Answer 1

• These are standards for what behaviors are acceptable
  
  • Sanctions: ways to rewards the behavior or punish it
• Formal vs. Informal:
  
  • Formal are norms that are written down
  • Informal are norms that are understood

Question 2

what are the 4 classification of norms?

Answer 2

1. Folkways: The regular types of norms
2. Mores: involves emotions and strong feelings, usually a strong reaction, and based on right or wrong.
3. Laws: based on right and wrong but have formal consequences
4. Taboos: completely wrong in any circumstances violation is more then a more

Question 3

What is deviance ? What is the theory associated with it?

Answer 3

• When norms is violated it is referred to as deviance.
• Theory of Differential Association: deviance is a learned behaviour that happens when you are exposed often to people who deviates too much from the norm.

Question 4

What is labeling theory? and explain strain theory?

Answer 4

• A behaviour can only be deviant if the people of that society have judged it and label it as so
  
  • primary deviance: little consequence
  • secondary deviance: big consequence can result in stigmatized behavior
• Strain theory: if a person a person feels strain from attaining certain goals they may deviate from the norm.

Question 5

Collective behavior vs group behaviors

Answer 5

• Collective behaviour is different from groups because - the collective is short terms, this is a short social interaction
  
  • collective -can be open
  • collective -have loose norms
  • collective behaviour is often driven by individualization

Question 6

What are the three types of collective behaviour?

Answer 6

1. Fad: something becoming popular quickly and lose popularity as quickly
2. Mass Hysteria: a lot of people experiencing delusion at the same time
3. Riots: large number of people that engage in dangerous behaviors

Collectivity is a bit looser than groups