Chapter 7 - deviance and Social Control

Question 1

Conformity

Answer 1

When people follow the social norms of society.

Question 2

Positive functions of deviance

Answer 2

1) helps define the limits of social tolerance.
2) can increase solidarity and integration of a group.
(All deviants unite.)
3) Safety valve for social discontent (Using illegal forms of strain relief)
4) indicate defects in societal organizations. (Protests).
5) cause social change.

Question 3

Deviance

Answer 3

A variation from a set of norms or shared social expectations.