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- 1Relativist Perspectivefalling within social constructionism
- 2Social Power Perspectivebuilds on the relativist perspective by
asserting the - 3Folkawayssimple everyday
norms based on custom, tradition, or
etiquette - 4Moresnorms based on broad societal
morals whose infraction would generate
more serious social condemnation - 5Lawsstrongest norm, supported by codified
social sanctions - 6ABC's of DevianceAttitudes, Behaviors, Conditions
- 7Three categories of S'sin, sick, and selected
- 8DSM IVdiagnostic and statistical manual mental disorders.
- 9Self-Fulfilling Prophesyby which norm violators reproduce their deviance, living up to the negative images
society holds of them. - 10CommunitiesDeviant behavior in social units
- 11Boundariesnever a fixed property of any community. Always shifting as the people of the group
find new ways to define the outer limits of their universe. - 12GroupsTight Clusters
- 13Standardsa level of quality or attainment
- 14Jeffrey Dahmer Phenomenonmetaphorically, negative deviance
- 15Geek Phenomenonrate busting is neg. appraised overconfirmity. At the core, geek phenomenon is
epitomizes - 16John Gotti phenomenon (Deviance Admiration)deviance admiration, which focuses on
under-conformity or
nonconformity that is favorably assessed. - 17Mother Theresa phenomenonpositive deviance, describes
over conformity that is
responded to in a confirmatory fashion. - 18Negative Devianceunder conformity or nonconformity
that is negatively evaluated. - 19Rate Bustingrefers to the negative reaction not to
under conform but to
over conform and constitutes the
“geek phenomenon.” Adhering to the idealized level of the norm induces unfavorable evaluations. - 20Holier than thouan individual that falls into a religious
dominant with traditions
that are estrange members of
their own group - 21Super patriots– who are too enthusiastic in their display of symbolic representations
of nation and who will support government under any circumstance
often alienate others. - 22White Liessocially accepted
lies for the purpose of
protecting the emotional
feelings of another. - 23Positive Deviance/ Altruismaltruism is positive deviance in the form
of loyalty. Also refers
to the mother Theresa phenomenon - 24Propernessthe positive deviance type of
conventionality - 25Hyperresponsibilitythe positive deviance form of the norm of responsibilit
- 26Cooperation(doing it for the team) represents the
positive deviance profile of
participation. - 27Forthrightnessexemplifies positive deviance for
the norm of honesty - 28Interactionist perspectivedefines deviance as the infraction of
some agreed upon rule.
Then breaks the rules, and to search for the factors in their personalities and
life situations that might account for the infractions - 29cultural relativismunderstanding deviance
- 30moral ordera common world view that binds people
to their families, to their
communities, and to the larger
economic and political institutions. - 31moral panicsflourish in such a climate of anomie
- 32social reality of crimea theory that helps us begin to examine the legal order
critically. - 33The official definition of crimecrime as a legal definition of
human conduct - 34Formulating definitions of crimedefinitions of crime are composed of
behaviors that conflict with
the interests of the dominant class - 35Applying definitions of crimedefinitions of crime are applied by the class that has the power to shape the
enforcement and administration
of criminal law - 36How behavior patterns develop in relation to definitions of crimebehavior patterns are structured in
relation to definitions of crime, and
within this context people
engage in actions that have relative probabilities of being defined as criminal. - 37Constructing an ideology of crimean ideology of crime is constructed and
diffused by the dominant class
to secure its hegemony. - 38Constructing the social reality of crimethe social reality of crime is constructed
by the formulation and application of
definitions of crime, the development of
behaviors patterns in relation to these
definitions, and the construction of
an ideology of crime
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