Deviants
INDEX NUMBER : 10349816
COURSE CODE : SOCI 344
COURSE TITLE : SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR.
PAPER TITLE : THE RAIDER AND THE PROSTITUTE.
It is very common to see films offering apologues which illustrate conflicts between a movie character and society. In these cases, the character refuses to conform to societal norms and values and is therefore liable to appropriate sanctions. Persons of such mannerism are referred to as deviants in society. Deviance, in a sociological context examines any behaviour which violates socially acceptable norms and is subject to reprehension from the majority of society. For instance, society expects people to mourn during funerals so when a close relative is found rejoicing, the person is considered a deviant. However, deviance can be described as criminal or non-criminal because norms vary considerably across diverse societies. In other words, what one society may consider deviant, another may consider it acceptable. An example is homosexual relationships ; it has been legalized in some countries and strongly rejected in other countries. Over the past 50 years, theories such as Differential-association theory, Anomie theory, Control theory, Labelling theory and many more have emerged to explain the concept of deviance. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Social Organisation of Deviants according to Best and Luckenbill (1980) and identify such deviant actors in the movie Pretty Woman (1990).
Best and Luckenbill (1980) propounded a theoretical framework advanced for understanding the social organisation of deviants and deviance. The social organisation of deviants refers to the structure or patterns of relationships among deviant
COURSE CODE : SOCI 344
COURSE TITLE : SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR.
PAPER TITLE : THE RAIDER AND THE PROSTITUTE.
It is very common to see films offering apologues which illustrate conflicts between a movie character and society. In these cases, the character refuses to conform to societal norms and values and is therefore liable to appropriate sanctions. Persons of such mannerism are referred to as deviants in society. Deviance, in a sociological context examines any behaviour which violates socially acceptable norms and is subject to reprehension from the majority of society. For instance, society expects people to mourn during funerals so when a close relative is found rejoicing, the person is considered a deviant. However, deviance can be described as criminal or non-criminal because norms vary considerably across diverse societies. In other words, what one society may consider deviant, another may consider it acceptable. An example is homosexual relationships ; it has been legalized in some countries and strongly rejected in other countries. Over the past 50 years, theories such as Differential-association theory, Anomie theory, Control theory, Labelling theory and many more have emerged to explain the concept of deviance. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Social Organisation of Deviants according to Best and Luckenbill (1980) and identify such deviant actors in the movie Pretty Woman (1990).
Best and Luckenbill (1980) propounded a theoretical framework advanced for understanding the social organisation of deviants and deviance. The social organisation of deviants refers to the structure or patterns of relationships among deviant
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