SOCIOLOGY CHAPTER 7 2 Deviance What is deviance

SOCIOLOGY CHAPTER 7 -2 Deviance What is deviance and what are its social functions?

NATURE OF DEVIANCE • Sometimes sanctions are not enough to bring social control • All societies have _________________, which is deviant • Deviance varies between societies and often within a society as well • Certain norms deal with insignificant matters • Table manners, cleanliness • Other norms are ______________of a society • Murder, sexual assault, robbery

NATURE OF DEVIANCE • _________ can be assigned as a mark of social disgrace • Special clothing • Branding or burning • Dunce cap • Stigmas are more often negative social reactions to deviance • Society will often label the individual with a “______________” • Imprisonment • Loss of rights • Inability to work or live in certain areas

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF DEVIANCE • The identification of deviant behavior and the sanctions assigned to it are crucial ______________that is harmful to a society • Often the threat of the sanction is enough to discourage behaviors • Entire ______________exist to deal with deviance • Law enforcement, prosecution, prison personnel and reporters

EXPLAINING DEVIANCE • Strain theory- when viewing the societal goal of economic success there are 5 ways (anomies) that members of society _______________ • • • Conformity Innovation Ritualism Retreatism Rebellion • ________ is a situation that arises when a norm of society is unclear or no longer applicable

EXPLAINING DEVIANCE • Conflict perspective • _______________ commit deviant acts to maintain their position • Those in power label as deviant, any behavior that threatens power • Lower classes are ________________and are more likely to be incarcerated but don’t commit more crimes than other classes • Interactionalist perspective • Social ties among individuals determine conformity • Both deviance and conformity are mostly learned ___________with others