1. Summary
Deviance is any act that violates cultural norms.
There are two types of deviant activities; formal deviance and informal deviance. Examples of formal deviance would include: robbery, theft, rape, murder, and assault, just to name a few.
but,the example of informal deviance can not be definitively determined.
Since deviance are relative, the criteria for distinguishing between 'formal deviance' and other deviance could be explained here.( Psychological and Biological Explanations, Social-Strain Typology, Structural-Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Labeling Theory...)
and There is social control to prevent deviance.
Some researchers have outlined some of the motivations underlying the formal social control system. These motivations include: retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, societal protection.
2. New / Interesting
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| https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Deviance |
★ Social-Strain Typology
The kind of deviance proposed by Robert K. Merton is interesting.
According to Merton, there are five types of deviance based upon these criteria: conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, rebellion.
It feels amazing that people can turn to deviance in the pursuit of widely accepted social values and goals.
3. Discussion point
Is everything that is illegal deviant?
Is everything that is deviant illegal?
I think they are not the same.
What is illegal is an official deviance.
But all deviance are not illegal ... just as people are not judged by Picking nose.
I also think they are not same. For example, we define when teenager plays the adult game like GTA is illegal. But we don't think it is deviance.
ReplyDeleteI think that all deviances are not illegal, but all illegal are deviance. Therefore, deviancing behaviors corresponding to illegal categories can be defined as formal deviance behavior.
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