Chapter 6: Deviance

Question 1

deviance

Answer 1

behavior that violates the standards of society, people not acting right

Question 2

the three perspectives on deviance

Answer 2

1- functionalist: deviance is responsive
2- conflict: deviance is oppressed by powerful
3- interactionist: deviance is constructed

Question 3

functional analysis of deviance

Answer 3

deviance is a necessary part of society
- establishing control shows where the lines of expected behavior
- sanctions reaffirm social values
- as an adaption to institutions that are not working

Question 4

Robert Merton theory of deviance

Answer 4

explains why people act in deviant ways

Question 5

explaining deviance as logical

Answer 5

an analysis of the individual’s connection to the goals and means of society

Question 6

goals

Answer 6

what to strive for

Question 7

means

Answer 7

how to achieve those goals

Question 8

innovation

Answer 8

want the goals but reject the regular path

Question 9

ritualism

Answer 9

dont want the goals but continue steps

Question 10

retreatism

Answer 10

dont want the goals so reject the means

Question 11

rebellion

Answer 11

develop new goals and means

Question 12

social control

Answer 12

a society’s techniques ans strategies for preventing deviance
- formal
- informal

Question 13

sanctions

Answer 13

penalties or rewards for behavior relative to social norms

Question 14

stigma

Answer 14

a powerfully negative label that shapes one’s social identity
- ascribed
- achieved

Question 15

ascribed

Answer 15

involuntary, automatic

Question 16

achieved

Answer 16

earned through conduct or action

Question 17

how can people respond to social stigma

Answer 17

• minstrelization
• normification
• militant chauvinism

Question 18

minstrelization

Answer 18

make a joke about it; go over the top

Question 19

normification

Answer 19

claim its common; promote the activity

Question 20

militant chauvinism

Answer 20

claim superiority; to be in the deviant category is the best