Social Deviance

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  1. deviance
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
    The study of Social Deviance is the study of the violation of cultural norms in either formal (criminal) or informal (deviant) contexts.
  2. functionalism
    any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
    These early theories helped to pave the way for modern sociological explanations of deviance.
    3.Structural-Functionalism:
  3. macro
    very large in scale or scope or capability
    The structural-functionalist school of sociology is concerned with macro-level explanations.
  4. structural
    relating to the composition of something
    These early theories helped to pave the way for modern sociological explanations of deviance.
    3.Structural-Functionalism:
  5. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
    Contents [hide]
    1 Introduction
    2 A Word About Theories
    3 Contents
    4 References

    [edit] Introduction
    Social deviance is a phenomenon that has existed in all societies where there have been norms.
  6. social control
    control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
    Control: Social control refers to the various means used by a society to bring its members back into line with cultural norms.
  7. social science
    the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
    There are forms of deviance (and certain norms) that are about as universal as anything in the social sciences can be, such as when one maliciously harms a child.
  8. mutually exclusive
    unable to be true or exist at the same time
    No matter how different theories can be, they can almost always be combined because they are almost never mutually exclusive.

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    1.What
  9. criminology
    the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
    Theories: Before the three classical branches of the sociological approach to deviance, there were early theories in criminology that attempted to define and explain crime in the context of the individual (instead of in the context of the individual as a part of the whole of society).
  10. sociological
    of or relating to human society
    Theories: Before the three classical branches of the sociological approach to deviance, there were early theories in criminology that attempted to define and explain crime in the context of the individual (instead of in the context of the individual as a part of the whole of society).
  11. symbolic
    relating to or using arbitrary signs
    Therefore, this school is interested primarily in how norms and institutions fit in the study of deviance.
    4.Symbolic
  12. conformity
    correspondence in form, type, or appearance
    In reality, there is often a blend of conformity and deviance in the ways people behave.
  13. conformist
    someone who follows established standards of conduct
    Consider breaking the speed limit, which is technically a legal violation, but which is also conformist, particularly on freeways where motorists "go with the flow."
  14. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
    The best way to understand a particular ideology is to think as a philosopher would think.
Created on Tue Jul 13 11:35:38 EDT 2010

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