sociology - deviance

Question 1

Deviance

Answer 1

The recognized violation of cultural norms.

Question 2

Social control

Answer 2

Attempts by society to regulate peoples thoughts and behavior.

Question 3

Three foundations of deviance

Answer 3

1) Varies according to cultural norms.
2) People become deviant as others define them that way.
3) Rule making and rule breaking involve social power.

Question 4

Durkheim - Affirms cultural values and norms

Answer 4

This helps us to understand what is right or wrong.

Question 5

Durkheim - Clarifies moral boundaries

Answer 5

Draws a clear line between unacceptable and acceptable.

Question 6

Durkheim - Brings people together

Answer 6

Can create social unity by uniting people against a common issue or behavior, strengthening community ties through shared reactions.

Question 7

Labeling theory .

Answer 7

is the idea that deviance and conformity result not so much from what people do, but from how others respond to those actions.

Question 8

Primary Deviance

Answer 8

Primary deviance refers to minor, passing episodes of deviance.
These actions provoke slight reaction from others and do not affect the individual’s self-concept.

Question 9

Secondary deviance

Answer 9

Occurs when a person begins to take on a deviant identity in response to society’s reaction.

Question 10

Stigma

Answer 10

stigma is a powerfully negative label that greatly changes a person’s self-concept and social identity.

Question 11

Retrospective Labeling

Answer 11

Involves reinterpreting someone’s past behavior based on a current deviant label.
Example: After a person is arrested, others might say “he was always a troublemaker.”

Question 12

Projective Labeling

Answer 12

Projective Labeling
Involves using a person’s deviant identity to predict future actions.