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Defining Deviance
This document discusses perspectives on defining deviance. It outlines sociological and non-sociological views, with the non-sociological views including absolutist, harm, statistical and criminal definitions. The sociological views presented are more helpful, including the relativist perspective that deviance is determined by social norms and customs, the functionalist perspective that deviance serves social functions and is necessary for order, and the social power perspective that those in power define deviance based on factors like gender, class and race. The document concludes that sociological approaches focus on the social construction of meanings and norms in defining deviance.
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- 1. DEFINING DEVIANCE DANIELLE DIRKS, PH.D. Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 2. OUTLINE PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANCE NON-SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIOLOGICAL Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 3. OBJECTIVE HOW DO WE DEFINE WHAT IS “DEVIANT”? Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 4. EXAMPLES OF DEVIANCE? Tuesday,February 7, 12
- 5. ABC’S OF DEVIANCE ATTITUDES BEHAVIORS CONDITIONS Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 6. OUTLINE PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANCE NON-SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIOLOGICAL Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 7. PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANCE THE NOT SO HELPFUL... 1. ABSOLUTIST 2. HARM 3. STATISTICAL 4. CRIMINAL Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 8. ABSOLUTIST INTRINSIC TO HUMAN CONDITION OBJECTIVELY UNDERSTOOD WIDESPREAD CONSENSUS Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 9. HARM INJURIOUS DETRIMENTAL Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 10. STATISTICAL RARE UNUSUAL UNCOMMON Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 11. CRIMINAL ILLEGAL LAWBREAKING Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 12. CAN WE DOBETTER? Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 13. OUTLINE PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANCE NON-SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIOLOGICAL Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 14. SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE NORM MAKING NORM BREAKING REACTIONS TO NORM BREAKING Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 15. SOCIOLOGICAL DEFINITIONS DEVIANCE IS DETERMINED BY... 1. REACTIVE DEFINITIONS 2. NORMATIVE DEFINITIONS Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 16. REACTIVE DEFINITIONS REACTIONS TO BEHAVIORS / CONDITIONS CONSEQUENCE OF RULES / SANCTIONS Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 17. NORMATIVE DEFINITIONS VIOLATION OF NORMS IMPLIES RELATIVITY COLLECTIVE QUALITY Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 18. SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES THE MORE HELPFUL... 1. RELATIVIST 2. FUNCTIONALIST 3. SOCIAL POWER Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 19. RELATIVIST PERSPECTIVES DEVIANCE IS DETERMINED BY... 1. SOCIAL NORMS 2. CUSTOMS 3. RULES Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 20. DEVIANCE IS SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 21. SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION WE CREATE--OR CONSTRUCT--MEANING SUBJECTIVE APPROACH TO REALITY Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 22. FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVES CLOSEST TO ABSOLUTIST MORAL ORDER NECESSARY DEVIANCE SERVES PURPOSE Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 23. FOUR FUNCTIONS OF DEVIANCE 1. SOCIAL COHESION 2. SOCIAL BOUNDARIES 3. MORAL PASSAGE 4. INSTITUTIONAL THREAT Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 24. DEVIANCE IS NECESSARY FOR SOCIAL ORDER Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 25. SOCIAL POWER PERSPECTIVES POWERFUL MAKE RULES / LAWS DOMINANT DEFINE DEVIANCE GENDER, CLASS, RACE, ETHNICITY KEY Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 26. DEVIANCE IS RESULTOF UNEQUAL POWER Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 27. CONCLUSION SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES FOCUS ON COLLECTIVE MEANINGS, NORMS AND RULES SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM INFLUENCES NEARLY ALL SOCIOLOGICAL DEVIANCE APPROACHES Tuesday, February 7, 12
- 28. THANK YOU DANIELLE DIRKS, PH.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE DIRKS@OXY.EDU / @DANIELLEDIRKS DANIELLEDIRKS.COM Tuesday, February 7, 12