Role Of Deviance In Modern Society

Throughout a life full of positive and negative attitudes, many will single out one of another person's behavior. Deviance is one of the actions that is focused on by ones actions by most of society. People who commit deviance will be ones who are looked down upon and shunned. Deviance is shown in many different ways it conflicts with people in society by how it is dangerous to modern society, why people commit deviance, and why social control is important, and finally how society would be affected without social control. One group my state, “deviance is very dangerous to our society today”. Others will agree and wonder why people might have to state that because it is so obvious. Men and women live a day to day life wondering if they will have to encounter a real life …show more content…
People who are involved in deviance are people who need to be taken in by social control. Whether it is by internal or external. Other times it will be taken by the crime control. By internal social control, is just a norm where people know from right and from wrong. People are taught at a young age what they are able to do that is okay, and also what not to do that is against social acceptance. Then external social control is based on social sanctions which involve positive or possibly negative. If you have been convicted with deviance you will be dealing with the negative external social control. This will consist of fines, imprisonment, and also criticism. Some positive social control will be rewards, raises, uplifting attentions and other positive things that will make sure the person or group knows that they are doing well that they are doing. What stops me from acting on deviance is the internal social control. When I was young, I was taught not to steal, be rude, nor not respect others. So now that I am older, I know that what I do matters and is being watched by my