The Deviance Dance Flashcards
1
Q
Objective Continuum
A
Focus on the deviant act itself
Positivist interests
2
Q
Subjective Continuum
A
Perceptions and reactions to deviance
Subjectivist interests
3
Q
Social Typing Process
A
Description –> Evaluation –> Prescription
4
Q
Informal Social Control
A
Everyday social interactions
5
Q
Formal Social Control
A
At the hands of an institution or organization
6
Q
Preventative Social Control
A
Preventing a deviant act in the first place
7
Q
Retroactive Social Control
A
Following a deviant act
8
Q
Moral Entrepreneurs
A
Media
Government
Religious Groups
Science
9
Q
Deviance Dance
A
Any specific person, action or characteristic that has been socially typed as deviant will have differing points of view, debate, and resistance
