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Deviance and

Conformity

Chapter 7

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Slides by Michael Miller

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Defining Deviance

Guidelines that govern thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors

Types of NormsFolkwaysMores Laws

Normative DemandPrescriptiveProscriptive

Norms

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Criminal

Deviant

smoking

killing another

tax evasion

nudism

lying

espionage

public flatulence

jay walking

speeding

atheism

Locate the following acts…

yes

yes

no

no

Typology of Norms

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1. Time2. Place3. Situation 4. Culture5. Actors6. Audience 7. Media

Deviance as Relative

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Deviance and Stigma

• Stigma• Characteristic that sets people apart and discredits them

from acceptance and participation

• Goffman’s Stigma Types– Abominations of the body– Blemishes of individual character– Tribal stigma

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Crime, Deviance, and Diversity

• Crime• Violation of criminal law

• Violent offenses (against person)• Nonviolent offenses (against property)

• Diversity vs. Deviance

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Demonology to Biology

Medical Model Medicalization of Society Deviance - analogous to illness• Identify symptoms, diagnosis, treat • Cure, improve, incurable

Popular Explanations

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• Pornography / Sex crimes• Media violence / Aggressive behavior• Heavy metal / Rap music

The Media

Popular Explanations

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Structural FunctionalistDeviance is both functional and dysfunctionalDurkheim’s SuicideStrain theories• Deviance due to position in social structure

Sociological Explanations

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Table 7.1 here

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Conflict Theories• focus on inequality and power that lead

to creation of laws & enforcement

Sociological Explanations

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Interactionist TheoriesSocial Learning • All behavior is learned through social interaction• Differential Association Theory• Differential Reinforcement Theory

Social Control • Deviance is “normal” / conformity must be explained• Social Bond Theory • Containment Theory

Labeling • Deviance / Conformity = labels assigned to people and acts• Primary / Secondary deviance • Deviance as master status

Sociological Explanations

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Interactionist TheoriesTechniques of Neutralization• Denial of Responsibility• Denial of Injury• Denial of the Victim• Condemnation of the Condemners• Appeal to Higher Loyalties

Sociological Explanations

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Voluntary (Internalized)

Informal

Formal Criminal Justice System

Technomedia

Social Control