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15 Cards in this Set
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Objective Views |
The presence of certain characteristics define deviance. Behaviours or people |
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4 objective views on what classifies deviance
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-Statistical Rarity -Harm -Societal reaction -Normative violation |
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Statistical Rarity |
OBJECTIVE VIEW -If a behaviour or characteristic is not typical, then it is deviant Limitations: how do we define "rare"? -some behaviours are common but still perceived as unacceptable |
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Harm |
OBJECTIVE VIEW -If an action causes harm then it is deviant -physical, emotional, social ontological Limitations: Harming who, how? Harm vs. change? |
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Societal Reaction |
OBJECTIVE VIEW -If society's "masses" respond negatively then it is deviant Limitations: why some= deviant others not? -Who's reaction counts? |
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**Normative Violation |
OBJECTIVE VIEW - a behaviour or characteristic is deviant if it violates norms Limitations: presumption of consensus of what is normal -many groups have varying expectations |
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Folkways |
informal societal norms |
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Mores |
standards seen as the foundation of a culture |
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Consensual View of law |
Law is perceived as arising out of social consensus, and is then equally applied to all |
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Conflict View of law / SocialPower Perspective |
The law is a tool used by the ruling class to serve their own interests |
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Interactionist View of law |
Societies powerful define the law at the behest of interest groups, who appeal to those in power to rectify a perceived social ill |
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Subjective Views |
Deviance lies in a person's perception of a behaviour rather than in a behaviour itself. We must be taught through processes of socialization what is deviant |
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Social Constructionism |
Perspective that social characteristics are creations relative to a certain time in history |
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Radical / Strict constructionism |
The world is characterized by endless relativism. There is no essential reality to the social world. |
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Soft / Contextual constructionism |
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