Celebrities, Crime and Deviance: Understanding Formal and Informal Sanctions

Abstract

In this activity, students will learn how to distinguish informal deviance from crime (formal deviance), as well as distinguish informal social sanctions from formal social sanctions. Students will also be called upon to identify the connection between social sanctions and social norms. Celebrity biographies are used to apply the concepts of deviance,...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization

Resource Type(s):

Class Activity

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Any

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. 1. Recognize the differences between deviance and crime.
2. 2. Recognize the differences between informal social sanctions and formal social sanctions.
3. 3. Understand the connection between social sanctions and social norms.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. 1. Correctly identifying instances of deviance and instances of crime.
2. 2. Recognizing how celebrities were sanctioned for their acts of deviance and/or crime.
3. 3. Explaining how sanctions enforce social norms.