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Deviance and Social Control. Tyler Ruby and Chris Coup. Thesis. To analyze and interpret deviance and social Control and how it has affected our society in recent years. The Relativity of Deviance. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Deviance and Social Control
Tyler Ruby and Chris Coup
To analyze and interpret deviance and social Control and how it has affected our society in recent years.
Thesis
Refers to Any Action or Behavior That Differ from Cultural Norms Including Formally Enacted Rules.
Examples Include: Intelligence, Athlete, Ethnicity, Crime, and Fashion.
The Relativity of Deviance
Every society decides what is deviance and what is not.
Functionalism: Each group enforces its norms among the members
Who Defines Deviance
Each group is dominated by a group of elite people.
Basic purpose is to maintain that power. Society is groups that are controlled
uneasily by this group of people
Conflict Theory
Inner and Outer controls help determine crime
Ex: Conscious, values, morals, integrity, police, family, and friends
These form a person’s self-control Children who lack this are more likely to
become criminals.
Control Theory
Meanings people derive from labels, symbols, and reactions.
Certain behaviors aren’t deviant unless society claims them to be deviant.
Powerful individuals impose the more significant labels
Labeling Theory
A learned phenomenon People learned to be criminals by being
associated with areas of high criminal activity
Crime is matter of the ordinary
Differential Association
Arises when social norms conflict or don’t exist
Kept from reaching a certain goal “Make a Point”
Anomie Theory
Looking for answers within individuals Something in their makeup forces them to
become a deviant Environmental factors encourage deviance
Sociological Explanation
Focuses on inborn tendencies 1.) Intelligence- Usually low intelligence
leads to crime 2.) The XYY theory- The extra Y
chromosome leads to crime 3.) Body Type- the more bulk you are the
more likely you are to commit a crime.
Biological Explanation
Abnormalities within the individual Personality disorders Bad experiences
Psychological Explanation
Deviance clarifies moral boundaries and affirms norms
Deviance promotes social unity Deviance promotes social change
Functionalist Perspective
Innovators: people who accept the goals of society (embezzlers and robbers)
Ritualism: Cling to conventional goals of conduct
Retreatism: Reject both cultural goals and institutionalized means of achieving them
Rebellion: Convinced that their society is corrupt
4 types of Deviance
Power and Social inequality is the primary characteristic of a society
Those who sell labor, and those who buy labor
Marginal Working Class: People with few skills
Most likely to commit street crimes
Conflict Perspective
Sanctions: Negative and Positive◦ -Most negative are informal◦ -Gossip, Glares
Degradation Ceremonies: Designed to strip the individual of his or her identity in the group.
Imprisonment
Reactions to Deviance
“The death penalty” Up to the state whether to employ capital
punishment Financial costs tend to be higher Blatant deterrent of crime Typically supported by most religions
Capital Punishment
Deviance such as crime is considered a mental illness
Rape, murder, and robbery are seen as internal disorders
Usually depends on peoples experience in life, not mental illnesses
Medicalization of Deviance
How do you feel deviance is brought about in society?◦ - He really thinks that deviance is encouraged by the area that
they live in. Their social environment gives them opportunities to commit deviance.
Do you think that we do enough as a society to control deviance?- He thinks that we try to do the most we can. He hopes that we would use the death penalty a little more, but we need to make sure we are putting people in jail for credible crimes
Have you ever been guilty of giving an informal reaction to someone violating a social norm?- Yes, he admits to laughing at people who just look absolutely ridiculous in public. I admit that I often laugh aloud with him.
Interview
Video http://
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