Exam 1 Flashcards
Normative deviance
a deviance that breaks social norms
difference between crime and deviance
nearly all crime is deviant, but not all deviance is crime
reactive deviance
a deviance that is a social reaction to something
symbolic boundaries and how they are maintained
punishment
deviance in relation to a community
how a group of people set boundaries and maintain them.
functions of deviance (4)
solidarity, identity, occupation, social change
stability of deviance thesis
number of people is relatively stable across time
nature of moral boundaries and how boundaries are maintained
boundaries can change, maintains are punishment.
Humphreys defense (3)
Behavior is public, only criteria is man, if you want to understand deviance this was the only way.
why did humphrey choose a park restroom
to find the most representative people/population
rules of the game
nonverbal, and no relationships
most of Humphreys participants are what?
over 1/2 are married heterosexuals
what’s the response to intrusion
elaborate disinterest, and play it off like nothings happening.
what was humphreys role/name
watch queen
thomas theorom
if believe circumstances are tur they are true in there consequences.
enlightment vs discovery
enlightment - personal development/ social relationships
discovery - prove somethign exists
rhetoric of science
insider groups use language of science to describe what they do
different type of bigfoot believers?
Insiders hate outsiders - intramovement conflict
the four themes of ghost hunting groups
syncretism, rituals, technology, death lore
younger people beliefs
younger people who are moderately religious are more likely to believe in ghosts
bounded affinity theory
religious and paranormal beliefs are close to the same
the outsiders
better than you, don’t want to be a part of anything
the insider
the most active in social movement, are just like you
goffmans concepts
implicit agreement amongst particpants about what situation they are in
degradation ceremony’s
formal rituals of punishment where someone is excluded (degraded status)
problems with official stats
undercount things
overt vs covert
overt is more ethical but bad information
covert is ethically problematic but better information
Hawthorne effect
people change there behavior when they know they are being watched.
representiveness vs generalizability
rep - group of people in a study
gen- all people
objectivity
study what is not what we wish is there
social face as foundational concept
given credit by being conventional by audience
excuse v rationalism
excuse - upholds norm
rat - argue against norm
denial of responsibility
excuse - its not my fault
denial of harm
rat - no one was hurt
denial of victim
rat - victim blaming
condemn the condemners
rat - how dare you judge me when you have done _
appeal to higher loyalties
rat - loyalty is to God not your expectations
mead and identity
Making thyself an object - taking roles of others
Generalized - what would a good Chirstian do.
Differential association
deviance is learned
when does deviance occur according to diff. association
think before doing
strain mertons typology
innovators accept goals but reject means
criminogenic - structural blockage for lower status that says if you fail its on you
GST
Unique- key feature of negative affects - positive coping - negative coping - externalized/ internalized
when does deviance occur according to GST
when negative emotions lead to negative theories
