deviance

Question 1

Deviance

Answer 1

to stray from the norm, deviance is socially constructed as is the “norm”

Question 2

Essentialism

Answer 2

the view that there is something universal about or objective about characteristics like the norm and deviance

Question 3

Overt vs Covert deviance

Answer 3

overt: things within an individuals control that explicitly violate the norm(fashion, music)
vs
covert:things you can’t control that could make a group a target(race, gender, sexual orientation)

Question 4

examples of deviance and race

Answer 4

assimilation- forcing a group into the “right” way of thinking culturally making a group similar to the dominant culture
Racial profiling- the assumption that an individuals physical characteristics(race) can predict activities
racialization of deviance- making ethnic or racial background a covert characteristic.

Question 5

examples of gender as deviance

Answer 5

misogyny- the hatred or prejudice against women and girls due to the normalization of male behaviours and values being normalized
Patriarchal construct-the structures in society that favour boys and men over women and girls economically, socially, and historically

Question 6

examples of class as deviance

Answer 6

impression management- the control of flow of info to control the way in which people see and treat you
social resource- the ability to understand and have knowledge of the legal system and afford a good lawyer (lower class crime statistics)

Question 7

examples of disability as deviance

Answer 7

forced sterilization-individuals or groups being forced into sterilization for the prospect of “societal health”
eugenics-movements based falsely on the idea that intelligence can be measured and that it is passed down, often targeted indigenous women

Question 8

Stigma

Answer 8

An attribute that is used an excuse to disgrace an individual often labeling the trait or individual as “other’,”different”, or “less than”

Question 9

bodily stigma

Answer 9

physical or visible characteristics(scars, disabilities)

Question 10

moral stigma

Answer 10

perceived moral failings- criminal, addiction, mental disorders

Question 11

tribal stigma

Answer 11

specific social groups-racial or ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ individuals

Question 12

moral panic

Answer 12

occurs when an individual or group is labeled other and also characterized as a threat creating mass panic and exaggerated reaction

Question 13

moral entrepreneurs

Answer 13

anyone who benefits from moral panic (journalists)

Question 14

folkway

Answer 14

etiquette norms, that govern day to day matters and come with weak sanctions