Week 6 Flashcards

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Public reception of deviance accepts fashion as a form of fantasy we will never experience in real life

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Deviance

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Vicarious enjoyment/attraction to the dark side exists in popular culture and in contemporary society

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Deviance

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one who performs deviancy

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Deviant

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Something is deviant when it causes harm/ Harmfulness of one’s actions or beliefs. However, there are many deviant acts that are non harmful (eg public nudity)

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Measures of deviancy

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‘Statistical Rarity’; things are considered deviant if rare. It is unusual for people to break rules, thus disobedience = deviance. Such people are considered asocial, criminals, etc

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Measures of deviancy

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Violation of Norms: someone who goes against moraes and social customs. Moraes= proper behaviour. Deviance is a violation of norms

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Measures of deviancy

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7
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Some subcultures’ defining characteristics include alternative codes of norms

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Measures of deviancy

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8
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There is no universal characteristic of deviancy

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Measures of deviancy

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9
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was biological; people are born criminal. Aggression, sexual deviancy, perversion

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First theories of deviance

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Some of the first systems of identifying criminals was based on their physical appearance.

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First theories of deviance

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9 physical characteristics that can be considered ‘criminal traits’ are apelike.

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First theories of deviance: Cesare Lombroso

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ties crime to low intelligence. People who are more beautiful are less likely to be profiled as criminal.

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First theories of deviance: Cesare Lombroso

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13
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Deviance has some social function that is beneficial

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Theories of deviance: functionalism

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14
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Stable societies still have criminals

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Theories of deviance: functionalism

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15
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Accentuates what is right/moral

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Theories of deviance: functionalism

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When we define deviance through laws, we draw moral boundaries

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Theories of deviance: functionalism

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Moral outrage against deviancy offers an opportunity for social unity

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Theories of deviance: functionalism

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Deviance forces a society to progress and reform structure

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Theories of deviance: functionalism

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19
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Deviance is universal

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Theories of deviance: Symbolic Interactionism

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20
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Deviance is contingent on who you are, where you are, etc

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Theories of deviance: Symbolic Interactionism

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21
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Emerges out of social interaction. It is the individual’s’ actions more so than the society’s reaction

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Theories of deviance: Symbolic Interactionism

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22
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Laws are made by the state and are made in interest of the ruling class

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Theories of deviance: Conflict Theory

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23
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White collar crime goes unpunished

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Theories of deviance: Conflict Theory

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24
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Society adjusts to its most unattainable goals

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Strain Theory (Robert K Merton 1938)

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American dream, material sense of success, making it financially
Strain Theory (Robert K Merton 1938)
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``` If you can not attain the American Dream, strain theory suggests there are four responses: Innovation Ritualism Retreatism Rebellion ```
Strain Theory (Robert K Merton 1938)
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Innovation (not a good characteristic, individual who does not use the conventional means to attain success/they cheat. They accept social goals but do not mean them in the conventional way)
Strain Theory (Robert K Merton 1938)
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Ritualism (individual who goes through the motions, conforms to socially accepted behaviour but reject the goal)
Strain Theory (Robert K Merton 1938)
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Retreatism (Individual who rejects both the means to the goal and the social goals)
Strain Theory (Robert K Merton 1938)
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Rebellion (rejects proper ideas and reject the goals but make new goals/expectations. Counterculture, subcultures who propose alternative forms of success)
Strain Theory (Robert K Merton 1938)
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Deviance is a learned behaviour
Learning Theory
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Deviance is the result of individuals who conform to a social group who have the ‘wrong’ values
Learning Theory
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How the extent to which your behavior is deviant = the level of exposure to learned deviance.
Differential Association Theory, Edwin H Sutherland 1947 | Learning Theory
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Closer association and more time you spend with the deviant influence determines level of individual’s deviance. Ex learning to disobey authority from TV vs from your sibling
Differential Association Theory, Edwin H Sutherland 1947 (Learning Theory)
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Dominant approach to deviance today
Labeling Theory
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Deviance is not somebody’s actions or behaviour, but rather a stigmatizing label that society applies to anything it decides is unacceptable
Labeling Theory
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Temporary label and has no long-term impact on how others or yourself view you
Labeling Theory: Primary deviance
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Ex drunk at a party, embarrassed for a few weeks until someone else does something embarrassing and attention is taken off you. You did not acquire permanent label
Labeling Theory: Primary deviance
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Acquire a long-lasting, deviant label | Ex you’re drunk at every party. Label = drunk, master status= drunk
Labeling Theory: Secondary deviance
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When society latches onto a label, such as terrorist, and uses it as a way to control irrational fear
Labeling Theory: Moral panic
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Ex after Columbine School Shooting, black trench coats and overcoats were banned in American high schools as a means to prevent deviancy
Labeling Theory: Moral panic
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Everyone is deviant. Question to ask is not why some people are deviant, but how society manages and regulates deviancy
Control Theory
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there are four mechanisms of social control to regulate social deviancy
Travis Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory 1969 (Control Theory)
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Attachment (what is the degree of connection between individual and society. Stronger the relationships among school, work, family = less potential for deviance)
Travis Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory 1969 (Control Theory)
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Commitment (what kind of opportunities does the individual have? If the individual sees a future in the society, they don’t turn to deviance.)
Travis Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory 1969 (Control Theory)
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Involvement (A person who is busy will not be deviant)
Travis Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory 1969 (Control Theory)
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Beliefs (we learn values, we internalize them, and they become part of our world view)
Travis Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory 1969 (Control Theory)
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Deviance is the result of people belonging to a subculture | subculture= intentionally different from the mainstream.
Subcultural theory (Phil Cohen, 1972)
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Examines delinquent subcultures
Subcultural theory (Phil Cohen, 1972)
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Subcultures develop their own language: own slang, insider terms
Subcultural theory (Phil Cohen, 1972)
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Spectacular= visibly different
Subcultural theory (Phil Cohen, 1972)
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Develop vocabularies of motive= have a narrative that justifies their different. A story/explanation for being different.
Subcultural theory (Phil Cohen, 1972)
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Beliefs and norms are different from mainstream society (alternative value system)
Subcultural theory (Phil Cohen, 1972)
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Stigma, stigma allure = the thing that gave you the stigma might eventually be reincorporated into society
Crimes of Fashion
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Harmful ingredients, unhealthy influence on body image
Fashion Victim
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Access/going over the top
Fashion Victim
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Unaware they’ve gone too far
Fashion Victim
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There is social consensus they’ve gone too far
Fashion Victim
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Using dress as a form of refusal
Revolting Style
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Trying to expand what is acceptable
Style in revolt