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deviance and social control
Deviance and Social Control
BSBM 1-6
Jimhil D. Burgos
Joyce Ann Abito
Deviance – any act that violates the social norms with respect to the following factors: time, place and public consensus.
PERSPECTIVES AND THEORIES OF DEVIANCE 1.) Functionalist Perspective * Emile Durkheim's Functionalist Theory – Deviance benefits society by enhancing conformity, strengthening social solidarity, safely reseasing discontent and inducing social change. * Robert Merton's Strain Theory – Deviance occurs when society emphasizes the importance of achieving a goal and yet people are not given equal opportunities or means for achieving it (strain). Merton's Typology of Responses to Goal-Means Inconsistency RESPONSE GOAL LEGITIMATE MEANS NOTE:+accepting Conformity + + -rejecting Innovation + - -+rejecting Ritualism - + the old and Retrealism - - introducing Rebellion -+ -+ the new * Travis Hirschi's Control Theory - The absence of social bonds (attachment, involvement, commiyment and belief) causes deviance. * John Braithwaite's Shaming Theory – Disintegrative shaming causes deviance. 2.) Conflict Perspective * Conflict Theory – Law favors the rich and powerful over the poor and weak(William Chambliss). The dominant class produces crime by making laws, oppressing subordinate class and spreading crime ideology(Richard Quinney). Deviance and crime stem from the exploitative nature of capitalism(Marxists). * Power Theory – Because of stronger deviant motivation, greater deviant opportunity, and weaker social control, the powerful are more likely to engage in profitable deviance than the powerless in unprofitable deviance. * Feminist Theory – Critical of conventional theories for being lar-gely inapplicable to women, while suggesting that the status of wo-men
Deviance and Social Control
BSBM 1-6
Jimhil D. Burgos
Joyce Ann Abito
Deviance – any act that violates the social norms with respect to the following factors: time, place and public consensus.
PERSPECTIVES AND THEORIES OF DEVIANCE 1.) Functionalist Perspective * Emile Durkheim's Functionalist Theory – Deviance benefits society by enhancing conformity, strengthening social solidarity, safely reseasing discontent and inducing social change. * Robert Merton's Strain Theory – Deviance occurs when society emphasizes the importance of achieving a goal and yet people are not given equal opportunities or means for achieving it (strain). Merton's Typology of Responses to Goal-Means Inconsistency RESPONSE GOAL LEGITIMATE MEANS NOTE:+accepting Conformity + + -rejecting Innovation + - -+rejecting Ritualism - + the old and Retrealism - - introducing Rebellion -+ -+ the new * Travis Hirschi's Control Theory - The absence of social bonds (attachment, involvement, commiyment and belief) causes deviance. * John Braithwaite's Shaming Theory – Disintegrative shaming causes deviance. 2.) Conflict Perspective * Conflict Theory – Law favors the rich and powerful over the poor and weak(William Chambliss). The dominant class produces crime by making laws, oppressing subordinate class and spreading crime ideology(Richard Quinney). Deviance and crime stem from the exploitative nature of capitalism(Marxists). * Power Theory – Because of stronger deviant motivation, greater deviant opportunity, and weaker social control, the powerful are more likely to engage in profitable deviance than the powerless in unprofitable deviance. * Feminist Theory – Critical of conventional theories for being lar-gely inapplicable to women, while suggesting that the status of wo-men