SOCI 205 1st Edition Lecture 22Outline of Last Lecture II. Chain or Seasonal MigrationIII. Economic Crisis in Mexico and Latin AmericaIV. The Special Case of Mexicans and Length of US ResidenceV. New-NativismVI. Sociology of Deviance and Social ControlVII. ConclusionOutline of Current LectureII. Deviance at SalemIII. Functionalist and Conflict explanations of Salem Witchcraft TrialsIV. Reading Discussion - WeitzerCurrent LectureII. Deviance at Salem a. Deviance: violation of agreed upon normsb. Factsi. Group of young girls began having fitsii. Accuse people in community of being witches iii. 19 people hangediv. 1 pressed under rocksv. 2 died in prisonvi. total: 22 deadc. Salem Cast of Charactersi. Rev. Samuel Parrisii. Better (daughter) and Abigail Williams (niece)iii. Identified Tituba (slave) and 2 girls as witchesiv. Only tituba confessedd. Explanationsi. Evilii. Moldiii. Community Strain (sociologists agree with most often)III. Functionalist and Conflict explanations of Salem Witchcraft Trialsa. Functionalist: How societal consensus is (re-)producedi. Deviance ~ maintenance of social cohesion1. Deviants are identified and punishedThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.2. Upright feel united (and superior)ii. Kai Erikson, Wayward Puritans1. Trials enforced community 2. Puritans needed to strengthen the sense of commitment3. Solution: withcraft unites the community (everyone wants to join together to defeat the evil presence)4. Consensus was reinforced when deviants were labeled and punisheda. Boundary maintenance function5. Community as a whole benefitteda. Community identity reinforcedb. Conflict: deviance reflects political and economic poweri. Boyer and Nissanbaum (B&N)1. Trials reflect split along social, economic and geographical lines. ii. Methodology1. B&N (conflict) Examine wide array of documents including church records, sermons, tax recordiii. Who supported Samuel Parris?1. Support: poorer; NW2. Oppose: wealthier; SEiv. Tax assessment (1695)1. Average land value of pro-parris was ½ that of anti-parris v. Trials relect broad conflict1. 2 visions for society:a. agrarians, egalitarian community, church is centralb. commercialization and tradeIV. Reading Discussion – Weitzera. What is the oppression model of prostitution? (polymorphous model? Celebratory model?)b. What are the major differences between street and indoor prostitution?c. Aside from cases of coercion (physical and mental) what factors might lead a person to choose to become and stay a prostitute?d. What is a GFE (girlfriend
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