Karteikarten
Study Guide 4
Karten in diesem Stapel (24)
- 1Deviant Identity CareerThere are seven stages of this
1. Caught and publicly identified
2. Retrospective interpretation
3. Spoiled identity
4. The dynamics of exclusion
5. Others welcome/include deviant circles
6. Treat differently those defined as deviant
7. Looking glass selves - 2Auxiliary Traitsthe common social preconception that people associate with. Also linked with Master Statues in society.
- 3Master Statusesa term used to describe the status of greatest importance in a particular persons life
- 4Primary Devicerefers to a stage when people commit deviant acts, but their deviance goes unrecognized.
- 5Secondary Devicefrom primary to secondary; their infractions become discovered, others identify them as deviant, and the labeling process ensues with all of its identity consequences
- 6Tertiary Deviancewhen a person who has been labeled deviant seeks to normalize the behavior by relabeling it as non-deviant
- 7Techniques of neutralization1. Denials of responsibility (I couldn't help myself)
2. Denying injury (No harm, no foul)
3. Denial of the victim (Nobody will notice)
4. Appeal to higher loyalties (Serving a greater good)
5. Condemning the condemners (throwing attention away from ones-self) - 8ExcusesIndividuals admit the wrongfulness of their actions but distance themselves from the blame
- 9JustificationIndividuals accept responsibility for their actions but seek to have specific instances excused.
- 10Coverpeople employ the aid of others to help conceal their deviance
- 11Deviance disavowalthe non-deviants ignore the others' deviance and act as if it does not exist
- 12Deviance Avowalthey openly acknowledge their stigma and try to present themselves in a positive light.
- 13Expressive Dimensionprimary function is to provide support for their members
- 14Instrumental Dimensionmembers gather together not only to accomplish the expressive functions, but also to organize for political activism
- 15ConformityConformative groups fundamentally adhere to the norms and values to society
- 16Careerany social stand of any person's course through life
- 17Identity ChangePublic level (external)
Private level (internal) - 18Stages of Becoming Bisexual1. Initial Confusion
2. Finding and Applying the Label
3. Setting into the Identity
4. Continued Uncertainty - 19Justifying Rape1. Women as seductresses
2. Women mean 'yes' when they say 'no'
3. Most women eventually relax and enjoy it
4. Nice girls don't get raped
5. Guilty of a minor wrongdoing - 20Excusing RapeAdmitters regarded their behavior as morally wrong and beyond justification. They blamed themselves rather than the victim, although some continued to cling to the belief that the victim had contributed to the crime somewhat, for example, by not resisting enough.
- 21Excuses of Rape1. The Use of Drugs and Alcohol
2. Emotional Problems
3. Nice Guy Image - 22Activist Stigma in Everyday Settings1. Leading a Double Life
2. Strategic Silence
3. Selective Disorder - 23Physical Posturinganother form of identity work that grants homeless and non-homeless kids a momentary degree of empowerment
- 24Sexual PosturingSome Home Away kids used sexuality to validate themselves. It articulates the sexual exploration and violence they experienced both within and outside the family.