Ch. 6 Deviance and Social Control Flashcards
Deviance
the violation of society’s norms
Is deviance relative? Why or why not?
deviance is relative because each society has its own norms
Positive sanctions
approval and rewards
Negative sanctions
consequences
Biosocial explanation
we are deviant due to a biological impulse but these impulses are modified by our environment
Psychological explanation
- social influences that recruit people to break norms
- examine personality disorders that may cause people to break norms
Differential Association Theory
different groups we associate with teach us to conform or deviate to society’s norms
Control Theory
We have inner controls that tell us right from wrong
What are the proposed inner controls that we have?
- conscious
- religious
- morality
Labeling Theory
society’s reaction to the act is more important than the act itself
What perspective do these theories fall into: Differential Association Theory, Control Theory, and Labeling Theory
symbolic interactionist perspective
Strain Theory
- how mainstream values produce deviance
- not being able to achieve goals creates social strain which causes deviance
What perspective does strain theory fall under?
functionalist perspective
What are the four non-conforming pathways?
- innovation
- ritualism
- retreatism
- rebellion
Innovation
accept goals but use nonconforming means to do so
