PPT-Deviance and Social Control

Unit 7 Deviance behavior that differs from social norms Not all people agree on social norms therefore not all people agree what types of behavior should be considered deviant Thinking about deviant behavior. Robert . Wonser. Introduction to Sociology. 1. 2. Defining Deviance. Deviance. is a behavior, trait, belief, or other characteristic that violates a norm and causes a negative reaction. . The definition of deviance varies widely across cultures, time, and situations. . By: Abbey Cameron. Social Control. Every society develops norms that reflect the cultural values its members consider important.. Norms are enforced by:. 1. Internalization- process by which the norm becomes part of a person’s personality, thus conditioning the person to conform.. deviance among male deviance. research re- date on this issue have been inconsistent. Hirschi‘s Social on the social bonding theory other control incorporated four characterized as any previous b Deviance and Social Control. “It is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act, that make something deviant.”. Howard Becker, 1966. What is Deviance?. Deviance. Order and stability are the cornerstones of social life.. Deviance and Crime. Chapter Outline. What Is Deviance?. Functionalist Perspectives on Deviance. Conflict Perspectives on Deviance. Symbolic Interactionist Perspectives on Deviance. Postmodernist Perspectives on Deviance. The Reformations . and Deviance. Naomi Pullin . n.r.wood@warwick.ac.uk. Aims of today. Understanding what the Reformation was. Assess whether it represents change or continuity. Examine its impact on concepts of deviance. What is the difference between crime and deviance?. Crime: Committing an act that breaks the law . Deviance: Committing an act that breaks the norms of society . Why is deviance socially defined?. “When an act is seen as criminal or deviant in one setting but not in another”. What is crime? Who are criminals?. The Sand Brothers. Robert (b. 1978) and Danny Sand (b. 1980). Albertan family. Father (Dennis), Mother (Elaine). Father spent time in jail when he was young- after became a productive law abiding citizen (runs a business, member of community groups etc…). Part 1 . Deviance . recognized . violation of cultural . norms. Commonality. S. ome . element of difference that causes us to regard another person as an “outsider”. . NO . matter if they are positive or negative deviance. Isolation . and . Alienation. Increased . Social . Reaction. Secondary . Deviance. Social. Reaction. Deviancy Amplification Spiral: Wilkins (1964). © www.sociology.org.uk 2017. Primary. Deviance. © www.sociology.org.uk 2017. Chapter 8. Deviance. Most people internalize the majority of the norms in their societies, but may not internalize all the norms and so there isn’t total social control . There are always people who break the rules of a society . Peter Conrad & Joseph W. Schneider (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992). FROM . BADNESS . to . SICKNESS: CHANGING DESIGNATIONS of DEVIANCE and . SOCIAL . CONTROL. 2. A . HISTORICAL-SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST APPROACH TO . Peter Conrad & Joseph W. Schneider (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992). Deviance, definitions, and the medical profession. 2. 1. Deviance is universal, but there are no universal forms of deviance. EXAM REVISION. TOPIC 1: . FUNCTIONALIST, STRAIN AND SUBCULTURAL THEORISTS. EXAM REVISION. DURKHEIM’S FUNCTIONALIST THEORY:. Functionalists see society as based on a value consensus – it has members in society sharing shared values..