Deviance Flashcards
act that violates a norm
deviance
action that is perceived as violating widely shared values other than notmd
deviance
can be understood within social context
deviance
depends on time, situation, culture
devianve
two concerns
why people violate norms/laws, how society reacts
emile durkheim
sturctural functionalism
deviance helps to decine the limits of proper behavior
struct func
describe the loss of direction fely in a society when social control of indiv has become ineffective
anomie
robert merton
strain theory
devianve results when socially approved goals cannot be resched by socially approved means
strain theory
types of deviance
conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism,rebellion
accepting socially approved goals and the use of legitimate means to achieve that goal
conformity
accepting the goal of success but rejectedd the use of socially accepted means ex cheating, corruotion
innovation
people no longer set high success goals, and eoplebreject the importance of success whennthey realize they wont get it anyway
ritualism
withdrawal from society, rejecting goals ex Dryg addicts
retreatism