Sociology chapter six Deviance Flashcards
Deviance
Depart from a norm and generates a negative reaction.
Cross-Cultural Responses to Deviance
Cultural relativism versus ethnocentrism.
What is deviant in one culture may not be deviant in another
Stigma of deviance
physical or social attribute
-devalues identity
-excludes the devaluated/stigmatized
-3 types: physical, moral, tribal
Ervin goffman used stigma which is a term for any physical or social attribute that they value the presence or group’s identity and may exclude those who are devalued from normal social interaction.
Positive deviance
Used to descibe situation in which norms are broken in the name of the good.
Positive deviance
Used to descibe situation in which norms are broken in the name of the good.
Theories of DEVIANCE
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Functionalism
Deviant serves a positive social function in society.
-Norms and values, Moral boundaries, Social cohesion, and social change
Structural strain theory
There are goals in our society that people want to achieve. But they can’t always reach them. This create stress or strain because people are aware of the goals but do not have the means to achieve them
Merton’s typology
Made up of conformity then innovation, at the bottom left is ritualism and then at the right is retreatism and at the very bottom there is rebellion
Conformists
Accept the goals of the society and the means of achieving those goals
Innovators
Accept the goals of the society but they look for new or innovative ways of achieving those goals
Ritualists
Aren’t interested in the goals of society but they do accept the means of achieving those goals
Retreatists
Don’t accept the goals of the society or the means of achieving those goals
Rebels
Don’t accept the goals of the society or the means of achieving those goals so they create their own goals using new means
