DEFINING DEVIANCE DANIELLE DIRKS, PH.D. Tuesday, February 7, 12
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DEFINING DEVIANCEDANIELLE DIRKS, PH.D.
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OUTLINE
PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANCE
NON-SOCIOLOGICAL
SOCIOLOGICAL
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OBJECTIVE
HOW DO WE DEFINE WHAT IS “DEVIANT”?
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EXAMPLES OF DEVIANCE?
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ABC’S OF DEVIANCE
ATTITUDES
BEHAVIORS
CONDITIONS
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OUTLINE
PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANCE
NON-SOCIOLOGICAL
SOCIOLOGICAL
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PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANCE
THE NOT SO HELPFUL...
1. ABSOLUTIST
2. HARM
3. STATISTICAL
4. CRIMINAL
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ABSOLUTIST
INTRINSIC TO HUMAN CONDITION
OBJECTIVELY UNDERSTOOD
WIDESPREAD CONSENSUS
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HARM
INJURIOUS
DETRIMENTAL
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STATISTICAL
RARE
UNUSUAL
UNCOMMON
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CRIMINAL
ILLEGAL
LAWBREAKING
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CAN WE DO BETTER?
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OUTLINE
PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANCE
NON-SOCIOLOGICAL
SOCIOLOGICAL
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SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE
NORM MAKING
NORM BREAKING
REACTIONS TO NORM BREAKING
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SOCIOLOGICAL DEFINITIONS
DEVIANCE IS DETERMINED BY...
1. REACTIVE DEFINITIONS
2. NORMATIVE DEFINITIONS
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REACTIVE DEFINITIONS
REACTIONS TO BEHAVIORS / CONDITIONS
CONSEQUENCE OF RULES / SANCTIONS
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NORMATIVE DEFINITIONS
VIOLATION OF NORMS
IMPLIES RELATIVITY
COLLECTIVE QUALITY
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SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
THE MORE HELPFUL...
1. RELATIVIST
2. FUNCTIONALIST
3. SOCIAL POWER
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RELATIVISTPERSPECTIVES
DEVIANCE IS DETERMINED BY...
1. SOCIAL NORMS
2. CUSTOMS
3. RULES
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DEVIANCE ISSOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED
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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION
WE CREATE--OR CONSTRUCT--MEANING
SUBJECTIVE APPROACH TO REALITY
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FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVES
CLOSEST TO ABSOLUTIST
MORAL ORDER NECESSARY
DEVIANCE SERVES PURPOSE
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FOUR FUNCTIONSOF DEVIANCE
1. SOCIAL COHESION
2. SOCIAL BOUNDARIES
3. MORAL PASSAGE
4. INSTITUTIONAL THREAT
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DEVIANCE IS NECESSARY FOR SOCIAL ORDER
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SOCIAL POWER PERSPECTIVES
POWERFUL MAKE RULES / LAWS
DOMINANT DEFINE DEVIANCE
GENDER, CLASS, RACE, ETHNICITY KEY
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DEVIANCE IS RESULT OF UNEQUAL POWER
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CONCLUSION
SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES FOCUS ON COLLECTIVE MEANINGS, NORMS AND RULES
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM INFLUENCES NEARLY ALL SOCIOLOGICAL DEVIANCE APPROACHES
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THANK YOUDANIELLE DIRKS, PH.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGYOCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
[email protected] / @DANIELLEDIRKSDANIELLEDIRKS.COM
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