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Emile Drukheim
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What is social deviance?
Social deviance is when a person does not conform to the society's norms for behaviour.
Can deviance be beneficial?
I think it can and has lead society to be more open minded.
Which type of sociologists would consider deviance to be a useful part of society?
Functionalists
What did Émile Durkheim say about social deviance?
it helps clarify moral boundaries
What are the functional consequences for deviance?
Deviance is an act that violates a social norm, although, what the norm is is actually only what one person thinks is socially unacceptable. So basically, it is any behavior/ belief/ condition that is disapproved by a large, influential social class. Deviance enhances conformity by defining and clarifying social norms. Through minor deviance, we can strike out at others. Deviance strengthens solidarity among law abiding members of society. Deviance provides jobs for people. Without deviants, we would not need policemen, lawyers, etc. Also, deviance sometimes induces social changes.
What is social deviance?
Social deviance is when a person does not conform to the society's norms for behaviour.
What is the process by which children separates from the mainstream of society or from their peer group?
deviance
Can deviance be beneficial?
I think it can and has lead society to be more open minded.
Which type of sociologists would consider deviance to be a useful part of society?
Functionalists
What did Émile Durkheim say about social deviance?
it helps clarify moral boundaries
Who argued that the benefits of tax cuts and incentives would trickle down to all members of society?
Critics during Reagan's first six years as president
Is there any social disorganization critism?
There is no way to quantitatively measure a person's integration into society. Also, deviance carries a negative connotation with it, deviance from a society that has generally accepted morals that an individual deems to be wrong may in fact be the right thing to do.
Who argued in the 1960s that society creates deviance and deviant individuals by responding in particular ways to behaviors and actions?
Check out Robert K. Merton--who wrote Social Theory and Social Structure. Also check Erich Fromm--Man for Himself. I know one of them mentions this.
Which theorist argued that everything in society is secondary to economic reality?
Karl Marx argued that everything in society is secondary to economic reality.
What are the functions Deviance?
Deviance is an act that violates a social norm, although, what the norm is is actually only what one person thinks is socially unacceptable. So basically, it is any behavior/ belief/ condition that is disapproved by a large, influential social class. Deviance enhances conformity by defining and clarifying social norms. Through minor deviance, we can strike out at others. Deviance strengthens solidarity among law abiding members of society. Deviance provides jobs for people. Without deviants, we would not need policemen, lawyers, etc. Also, deviance sometimes induces social changes.
What are the functional consequences for deviance?
Deviance is an act that violates a social norm, although, what the norm is is actually only what one person thinks is socially unacceptable. So basically, it is any behavior/ belief/ condition that is disapproved by a large, influential social class. Deviance enhances conformity by defining and clarifying social norms. Through minor deviance, we can strike out at others. Deviance strengthens solidarity among law abiding members of society. Deviance provides jobs for people. Without deviants, we would not need policemen, lawyers, etc. Also, deviance sometimes induces social changes.
If deviance is behavior that violates social norms and societal rules, and criminality is behavior that breaks formal criminal laws, should deviant behavior be treated differently than criminal behavior in the criminal justice system?
In general, not always, society's laws and regulations are created to minimize deviant behavior. More specifically we have: When the deviance is addressed by law and order, it is by definition a crime. And anyone convicted of such behavior is a criminal. But when it's not addressed by law and order, we only have social pressures (e.g., shaming) to control it. And anyone performing such behavior is not a criminal, but they might become social outcasts. And finally society might simply ignore the deviance as being harmless, for example, and let it go on. In this latter case, if the deviance persists long enough society might morph into accepting that ignored deviance as a norm and no longer a deviance.
