This document discusses deviance from sociological perspectives. It covers topics such as what constitutes deviant behavior, explanations for deviance, social control and sanctions for enforcing norms, and functional and conflict theories of deviance. Specific issues addressed include labeling theory, strain theory, reactions to street crime, recidivism rates, and medicalizing deviance.
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2. It is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act, that make something deviant. Howard Becker, 1966 Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 What is Deviance?
3. Relative Deviance What is Deviant to Some is not Deviant to Others Deviance is Nonjudgmental Term Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 What is Deviance?
4. Crime Violation of Norms as Laws Deviance Violation of Rules or Norms Stigma Blemishes on Normal Identity Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Deviance Terminology
5. Makes Behavior Predictable No Norms - Social Chaos Social Control Groups Formal and Informal Means of Enforcing Norms Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Norms Make Social Life Possible
7. Shaming is a Sanction Can Be Centerpiece of Public Ritual Degradation Ceremony Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Shaming and Degradation Ceremonies
8. Sociobiology Look for Answers Inside Individuals Genetic Predispositions Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Explanations of Deviance
9. Psychology Focuses on Abnormalities Within Individuals Personality Disorders Deviant Personalities Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Explanations of Deviance
10. Sociology Look for Answers Outside Individuals Socialization Membership in Subcultures Social Class Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Explanations of Deviance
11. Families Friends, Neighbors Subcultures Prison or Freedom? Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Differential Association Theory
12. Inner Controls Morality Conscience Religious Principles Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Control Theory
13. Outer Controls Attachments Commitments Involvements Beliefs that Actions are Morally Wrong Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Control Theory
14. Focuses on the Significance of Labels Labels Become Part of Self-Concept Propel Towards or Away from Deviance Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Labeling Theory
15. Denial of Responsibility Denial of Injury Denial of a Victim Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Rejecting Labels
16. Condemnation of Condemners Appeal to Higher Loyalties Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Rejecting Labels
17. Embracing Labels - Outlaw Bikers The Power of Labels - Saints and Roughnecks Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Labeling Theory
18. Clarifies Moral Boundaries and Affirms Norms Promotes Social Unity Promotes Social Change Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Functionalist Perspective Can Deviance Be Functional?
19. Social Values Produce Deviance Cultural Goals Institutional Means Strain Leads to Anomie Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Functionalist Perspective Strain Theory
29. Class, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System Power and Inequality Capitalist Class Working Class Marginal Working Class The Law as an Instrument of Oppression Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 The Conflict Perspective
30. Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Reaction to Deviance Street Crime and Prisons
41. Legal Change Hate Crimes Trouble with Statistics Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Medicalization of Deviance Neither Mental nor Illness? Homeless Mentally Ill Need for More Humane Approach Reaction to Deviance