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SELF TEST• What does it mean to be
deviant?
• Is deviance a positive or negative term?
• Why?
• Why are we so uncomfortable with deviance?
DO I FIT IN OR AM I A DEVIANT??
BIG IDEA:
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHY DO WE CARE SO MUCHABOUT THOSE WHO DEVIATE?
DEVIANCESOCIETAL NORMS :
Societal Norms are also enforced through
____________________Both
____________________________
SANCTIONS, however, ____________________________
_______________________________________________________
Behavior, beliefs, or conditions that are
recognized as
DEVIANCE:
THERE IS TECHNICALLY ____________________________________________________________________
IT IS A ______________________ DESIGNEDTO _____________________________ THOSE WHO
________________________________________
BIG IDEA:
1. Recognizes that established rules and norms are _________________________________________________
2.An individual considered “________________” by one category of people may be seen as “___________________” in another group
3. _____________________________________ determine what is right and wrong, _____________________________
4. Recognizes that not all behaviors are _________________________________________________
Sociological understandings about deviance:
The critical variable in the study of deviance, then, _______________________________________________- Kai T. Erikson (1964)
What does it take to be labeled a DEVIANT?
1. GETTING “____________________”
Goal of stigmatizing:1. 2.
2. BEING _____________________
What social function does deviance serve?
• 1. Unifying the group:
• 2. Clarifies norms:
FIVE Theories about the origin
of Deviant behavior:
1. Cultural Transmission Theory.____________________________________Your primary socialization group gives you their values and norms. You accept them as__________________
2. Social Control Theory: HirschiDeviance is more apt to occur when a person’s
(or group’s) _________________________. Social norms are typically solidified because
of _______________________________. When that bond is broken,
_________________________________.
3. Opportunity Theory
• People are more likely to participate in deviance if __________________________
__________________________________________
Deviant Social Groups and Networks
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4. Labeling Theory• Everyone engages in deviant behavior
_______________________________.• _______________________ is most
significant in deviance.• A person may become deviant because _________________________________________________________________
(similar to looking glass theory / self-fulfilling prophecy).
Yes…it does: Sociologically
5. Conflict theories about Deviance
Traditionally in America: Rich (Ideal) v. Poor (Deviant).
Structural Strain Theory (MERTON):
Society sets goals for behavior.
Structural Strain Theory (MERTON):
Society _____________________.
• 5 possible reactions to societies goals1. CONFORMITY:
2. INNOVATION: ___________________________________________________________
(keep the goal; reject the method = e.g. quit college & start a company)
3. RITUALISM: ___________________________
__________________________________________so that it looks like you are still trying to achieve the goals.
4. Retreatism:
• 5. Rebellion:
Merton’s Structural Strain TheoryCultural goals
accepted?Culturally acceptable
method to achieve them?
ConformityInnovate
Ritualism
Retreatism
Rebellion
Sociological Theories of Deviance
Functionalism
1. Occurs when attachment to social bonds is diminished
SOCIAL CONTROL (HIRSHI)2. Deviance creates social cohesion (us v them)
OPPORTUNITY THEORY3. Deviance results from structural strains in society.
STRUCTURAL STRAIN THEORY (MERTON)
Symbolic Interaction
Those with the power to assign deviant labels create deviance.
Deviance is learned behavior.CULTURAL TRANSMISSION THEORY
Deviance results from social labelingLABELING THEORY
Conflict Theory(Marx)
Elite deviance goes largely unpunished.Dominant classes control the definition of deviance
Deviance results from inequality in society.
Good News for Deviants!!Society is working harder to “tolerate” those previously labeled
as deviants:
1. No Bullying: ______________________________________________________________________________
2. Non-Conformity Celebrated: it is becoming more socially______________________________________________1. Inclusion in Education: The law now says that children
must be ________________________________________________________________
2. Bias and Hate Crime legislation: Attacks on people because of their backgrounds or lifestyles are now viewed as more serious crimes.
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