Transcript Social Deviance

Deviance
 Social
Deviance- Behavior that violates
social norms
 Social Norms- Shared rules of conduct
that tell people how to behave in situations
Negative
Deviance
Norm
(Normal Behavior)
Positive
Deviance
What is Deviant?
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Deviance covers a wide variety of behaviors
May be both positive and negative behavior
Negative Deviance forms the basis of legal system
Factors to consider in determining deviance:
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Time
Reaction of others
Deviance can be see in:
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Attitudes of the time
Voluntary and Involuntary Behaviors
Physical Characteristics
Functions of Deviance
 Unifying
the Group
 Clarifying Norms
 Diffusion of Tension
 Identifying
 Providing
Problems
Jobs
Theories of Deviance
1. Cultural Transmission
 Learned
Behavior
 Differential Association
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Majority of interactions with deviants
Behavior is accepted as normal
2. Structural Strain
 Deviance
is a natural out growth of Society
 People can’t reach the goals of Society
 ANOMIE occurs
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Goals are unclear or no longer applicable.
Adaptation
Goals
 Conformity
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 Innovation
 Ritualism
 Retreatism
 Rebellion
Norms
3. Control Theory
 Weak
Links to society are formed.
 Little or no social bonding.
 The fewer the bonds, the more deviants
will be produced.
4. Conflict Theory
 Competition
and Social Inequality
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class commits deviant acts to keep
their life.
 Lower
class commits deviant acts to climb
the social ladder.
5. Labeling Theory
 Labeled
as a deviant.
 Accepts
Behavior of the deviant.