Someone who
does something
out of the norm
of the group.
Integrated Typology of Deviance
4 Categories
Negative Deviance
Nickname: Jeffrey Dahmer
phenomenon Non-conformity is
seen as negative and gets
negative reactions
Rate Busting
Nickname: Geek phenomenon
Over conformity seen as
negative and is negatively
evaluated
Deviance Admiration
Nickname: John Gotti Non-
conformity seen as positive and
gets positive reactions
Positive Deviance
Nickname: Mother Teresa phenomenon
Over conformity seen as positive and is
positively evaluated
Definitions of Deviance
Accepted approaches
Normative
Or objectivist
approach
focuses on the
violation of
norms
Reactivist
Or subjectivist approach
focuses on evaluations of the
audience and the dynamics of
their reactions
Negative approaches
Absolutist
Approach focuses on a standard of behavior that is moral
and good any deviation from that behavior is considered
deviance
American Values
Achievement, individualism,
equality, group loyalty, privacy,
prudence, conventionality,
responsibility, participation,
honesty, peacefulness, and
courtesy
Henslin added education, religiosity,
romantic love, and monogomy
Gibbs defines norm as a
belief shared by some
members of a social unit
(regularities of action)
Durkheim
1982 he illuminated
positive functions of
deviance. Has a
functional view of
society
Believed that
deviance has
the
consequence
of promoting
social stability
2 Theories
1st Theory: Deviant behavior keeps
society stable by defining social
boundaries
2nd Theory: Deviance promotes
integration by causing people who
don't violate the norms to feel that
they belng to the group that supports
those norms. ( us against them)
Social Control
Conflict inequality
When a group is
following norms and
values that aren't in
their best interest and
they don't agree with
them.
Social Controls
An organized way to teach
and enforce conformity
Two forms
Informal social
control
Relationships with significant others
those people whose opinion is important
to you
Formal social control
Legal sanctions enforced by institutions like
the police or legislatures
Theories of Deviance
Social Conflict Theory
The organization and change of
society can be explained by conflicts
compared to other social relations
Positive Deviance
Objectivist view
attitudes, behaviors, or
condition that over
conform to norms
Subjectivist view
any attitude, behavior, or
condition that is positively
evaluated