Defining Deviance

Defining Deviance

1. Violation of social norms

   • Folkways
     • - Traditional etiquette. Not a serious violation.
   • Mores
     • Social values. Threat to social order.
   • Laws
     • Formal code. Serious violation.

2. Crime V. Deviance

   • When people commit a crime it is something they can go to prison for, its a violation of the law.
   • Deviance overlaps with crime but being deviant doesn't always mean that you are breaking the law.

3. ABC's of deviance

   • Behavior
     • - Rebellion - Violating dress code
   • Conditions
     • - Status - Poor -Rich - characteristics
   • Attitude
     • - Choice of religion - Political views

4. Categories of deviance

   • Sin
     • Satanic influence
   • Sick
     • Medical treatment
   • Selected
     • Homosexuality/Choices

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