Howard Becker's Theory Of Deviance

Deviance I think it is safe to say that we have all been considered deviant at one point in our lives. In some way we have all done something that another would view as wrong or strange. Deviance is a social judgement not a moral one so people are not labeled deviant by the world as a whole. There will always be people that agree with whatever makes one deviant. I am pretty sure that i have been labeled a deviant numerous times. When i got my tattoo my grandparents labeled me deviant, they were disappointed in my action because that just simply is wrong. They believe that i should not have put permanent ink on my body. However, my friends are used to tattoos and thought that it was cool. Perfect example of deviance, it is not considered …show more content…
The book uses the example that a man who kills an intruder attacking his child is labeled a hero whereas a man who kills a cashier in the process of a robbery is labeled deviant even though the act of murder was the same. I do not agree with this example because i feel that the fact that the man was robbing the store already made him deviant in the first place. None the less i agree with the labeling theory that it does have to do with context because the act of murder was in fact still the same. It just depends on how people react to what you have …show more content…
How do they expect people not to engage in deviant behavior but have shows where people do and the people come out with of the situation without consequence. If people are so opposed to deviance why does it entertain them? That is something i do not understand but again i watch all the same shows all the same movies so why does deviance entertain me? I guess i just know that it 's just television and it 's not real. However, it makes me question if the makers of these films and tv shows want us to be deviant and does the fact that they are making these types of shows make them