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Social construction of deviance. In the following slides, determine if what you see constitutes DEVIANCE. You may base your decision on: Behavoiur Beliefs Condition of the person. WHAT IS DEVIANCE?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SOCIAL CONSTR
UCTION
OF DEVIANCE
In the following slides, determine if what you see constitutes DEVIANCE.
You may base your decision on:• Behavoiur• Beliefs• Condition of the person
WHAT IS DEVIANCE?
Any behaviour, belief or condition that violates significant social norms in the society or group in which it occurs
Interestingly – one who is considered “deviant” by one category of people may be seen as “conformist” in another group
WHO DEFINES DEVIANCE?
Common sense thinkingInherent in certain kinds of
behaviour or peopleSociologistsFormal property of social
situations and structuresDeviance is relative – an act
becomes deviant when it is defined as such
VARIATIONS IN DEVIANCE
• Time to time• Place to place• Group to group• Degrees of seriousness
“Deviance is not a property inherent in certain forms of behaviour; it is a property conferred upon these forms by audiences which directly or indirectly witness them. The critical variable in the study of deviance is the social audience rather than the actor.
(Erikson 1964)