Lec 13 Flashcards
The Objective-Subjective continuum
Objectivism - Deviance as an inherent quality
Subjectivism-Deviance as a process
Objectivist interests
Shine spotlight on deviant acts and deviant people
Cause and effect relationships (why do people act in deviant ways)
Objectivist interests use
Positivist theories
Functionalist, learning, and control theories
Examples of objectivist interests
Administrative approaches to media studies
Factors that contribute to youth substance use
Scientific standards of the ideal body
Prevalence and patterns of mental illness
Subjectivist interests
Shine a spotlight on our perception and reactions to deviance
Deviance and normality are socially constructed
Subjectivist interests use
Interpretive and critical theories
Symbolic interactionism, labelling theories, conflict theories, feminist theories, power-reflexive theories, postmodern theory
Examples of subjectivist interests
Changing discourses of prostitution control
Moral panics about university students today
The stories told by body modification
The framing of cults in the media
Social typing, social control, and powerful groups
Processes by which individuals or groups are deviantized and managed
Power relations influence the social typing process, forms social control, and the path of the deviance dance
Forms of social control
Formal vs informal
Retroactive vs preventative
Regulation of others vs regulation of self
Powerful groups
Government
Science
Religion
Media
Commercial enterprise
All are moral entrepreneurs
Examples of social typing, social control, and powerful groups
Sexuality
Deviant sexualities vary across cultures and time and are controlled by religion, law, the media etc.
Examples of social typing, social control, and powerful groups
Religion
Certain religions are labelled cults and controlled by anti-cult groups, the media, and governments
Examples of social typing, social control, and powerful groups
Physical appearance
People with tattoos are at greater risk of sexual harassment in the workplace
Examples of social typing, social control, and powerful groups
Youth
Certain youth are labelled at risk or as a risk and are controlled the law, education system etc.
The deviance dance
Varying points of view, negotiations, debates, and resistance
In some instances it is characterized by more cooperation (ie a line dance)
In others it is characterized more by conflict (ie. a mosh pit)
Examples of deviance dance
Media
Hashtage activism
Examples of deviance dance
Sexuality
Debates over prostitution laws
Examples of deviance dance
Physical appearance
Body positivity movement
Examples of deviance dance
science
Debates over whether genetic science is a “new eugenics”
The search for standards asks
If the deviance dance is always present, are there any clear standards for determining who or what should be deviantized
Important themes in human rights policy
Freedom from discrimination
Security of person and property
Human dignity
Important questions in human rights policy
What actions violate freedom from discrimination
What actions violate human dignity
What actions violate security of person and property
