Deviance

Deviance

The violations of norms and expectations.
Sociologists have determined that deviance of various types can have positive functions for society.
Emile Durkheim
1. Study Sociology through social structure
2. Deviance can be said to serve 2 necessary functions
  1. Defines Boundaries of Acceptance Behavior
    1. Deviance has the consequence of keeping society in check
  2. Promotes integration
  3. Social Controls
    1. Organized Methods of teaching and enforcing conformity
    2. 2 forms of Social Controls
      1. Informal
        Relationships with significant others
        People whose affection and approval are very different
      2. Formal
        defined by legal sanctions and enforced by institutions
        Police
        Courts
        Various local, state and federal legislations
Five Theories
1. Conflict Theory
2. Functional Theory
3. Labeling Theory
4. Differential Association Theory
5. Merton's Theory of Anime
ABC's of Deviance
1. Attitude
2. Behaviors
3. Conditions
Noncriminal forms of Deviance
1. Obesity
2. Stuttering
3. Physical Handicaps
William Sumner (1906) 3 Types of Norms
1. Folways
  1. Standards of Dress, Eating behavior
2. Mores
  1. Interracial Marriage, Illegitimate childbearing, drug addiction
3. Laws
  1. Necessary for maintain social order
Four Tyoes of Deviance
1. Negative deviance
  1. "Jeffery Dahmar
2. Rate busting
  1. "geek Phenomenon"
3. Deviance Admiration
  1. John Gotti
4. Positive Deviance
  1. "Mother Theresa"
Defined in 4 Main Ways
1. Absolute Approach
2. Statistical Approach
3. Normative Objective Approach
4. Reactivist/Subjective Approach
Relativism: Labeling Theory

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