Socsci 1

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is a behavior that violates significant social norms and is disapproved by large a number of people.

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Deviance

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is a mark of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from those who consider themselves “normal.”

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Stigma

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would include any behavior that does not conform to social norms whether the infraction is as minor as jaywalking or as major as murder.

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deviance

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many norms are not regarded as particularly important, and nonconformity to them maybe tolerated or even ignored.

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TRUE

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is primarily concerned with violations that are considered offensive by a large number of people.

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sociology of deviance

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No act is inherently deviant

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TRUE

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It becomes _ only when it is socially defined as such, and definitions vary from time to time, place to place, and group to group.

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deviant

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may also vary from one situation to another.

For instance, it is acceptable to remove one’s clothes in a physician’s examination room, but the same action in a college classroom would be considered highly deviant.

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deviance

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may also draw different reactions depending on the social status of the person concerned.

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act

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If a lower-class male exposes himself in public place, he will probably be charged with

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public indecency

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If a bank manager does the same, he has an excellent chance of being referred to a _ for treatment.

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psychiatrist

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can be considered deviant only within the context of the norms and values of a particular culture, subculture, or group

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Behaviors or characteristics

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arises from the relationship between a behavior and the social definition of that behavior by some group

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Deviance

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As one sociologist puts it, “Deviance like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder.”

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TRUE

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does not only refer to violating some rules or norms; in addition, there must be some stigma that sets the deviant apart from those who consider themselves “_.”

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DEVIANCE

normal

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Forms of Deviance by

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Merton

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refers to the use of new or illicit techniques to achieve desired ends.

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Innovation

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For example, people in business may use unfair practices to gain big profits, students may cheat on exams or use bribery to obtain high grades or place in the government board exams.

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INNOVATION

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However, may also mean the individual finds ways to an approved goal which solves him/her time and effort without the use of illicit means.

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innovation

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This type of innovator is what modern society rewards – a person able to save time and effort while achieving desired social goals

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true

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results when one who cannot achieve valued goals given up trying but continues to conform to prevailing rules and outward forms to allay the anxieties created by lowered levels of aspiration.

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Ritualism

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An example is the meticulous, rule-abiding official or the cautious, fearful employee who over-conforms.

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ritualism

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A student who has no chance of passing the subject may not accept the reality and continue attending the class, come to class earlier than his classmates, buy presents for his teacher hoping that the teacher will pity him and give him a passing grade.

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ritualism

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is a total escape from a situation where one cannot achieve desired goals and given up all sanctioned means to reach them.

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Retreatism

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is, thus, a complete rejection of valued ends and approved means. We may consider drug addicts, alcoholics, and prostitutes as falling under this category.

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Retreatism

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A prostitute has given up all legal means to earn money. She retreated into the world of prostitution as a way to earn money. An alcoholic is also a retreatist, since he has given up all means to solve his problems if he is not drunk.

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retreatism

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results from the frustration generated by very limited opportunities to reach desired goals and leads to alienation from the norms, standards, and institutions by which the goals are normally reached

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Rebellion

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Examples ate student activists who reject prevailing norms and resort to disapproved means, including violence to achieve their ends.

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rebellion

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Drug abusers, some from affluent and prominent families, may have started on drugs as a form of rebellion against any number of factors – parental neglect, over permissiveness, rigid authority, corruption.

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rebellion

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The New People’s Army advocates changes in the system of government and the introduction of new values and institutions. They attack and destroy government installations and assassinate

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rebellion

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government officials they considered corrupt and those whom they tagged as having committed crimes against the people. These activities send a chilling message to those concerned that they are serious in their aim to topple the government.

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rebellion

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can provide emotional help and comfort.

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support groups

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specify the part or position of a person in society.

It also specifies behavior expected to be exhibited by an individual in practicing his/her role

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Social roles