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    Study Guide for Sociology of Deviance Final   Types of individuals engaged in “tea room trade” Laud Humphries piece-lecture notes-4 categories of people (typologies) -traders –Married & Heterosexual (50% of people in subculture) -Ambisexuals –ambiguous/ambivalent/unsure of sexuality -Openly Gay -14% -Closet Queens – decided they are gay‚ but not integrated into culture Ambisexuals and closet queens share 26%   In the study of excessive force by police‚ what types of analysis are most

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    the students studying BSBA‚ followed by GED which is 22.5% of students‚ 19.17% of the students are Criminology and HRM and BS Electrical are both 15%. This indicates that they are fairly aware about the classification of offenses. Form of Deviance 1. Mean rating on the factors that causes deviant behavior in Occidental Mindoro State College (Labangan Campus) is presented in table 2. Under the classification of offenses‚ For the present study the question concerns the motivation of low-tracked

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    community. They are punished by society and the consequences are different depending on the types of crimes committed. Societies “punishments” on the crime committed is what sociologist consider deviance; and when people label someone or a certain group such as gangs they then become deviant. I’m examining the deviance of gangs. America has gotten special forces such as the f.b.i and others to track down gang members‚ track gang activities‚ and cracked down on the drug game which was mostly ran by gangs

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    must have a fantasy in order to be sexually involved with another person or even with themselves. When a person has a sexual fantasy‚ it seems to enhance the intercourse. There are many types of fantasies that range from what one would call normal all the way up to what some might call completely bizarre. Unfortunetly‚ a lot of people watch “porn” in order to fulfill a fantasy. They fantasize while watching the movie or clip that it is a girlfriend‚ boyfriend‚ or even someone that they wish they

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    Crime and Deviance The Social Learning Theory (derived from the work of Albert Bandura) deals with the behavior of people being learned through observing others and mimicking their actions. Young children will usually develop role models (often of the same gender) they observe like parents‚ teachers‚ or a person they watch on TV. Usually by children viewing the behaviors of their role models‚ they learn appropriate behavior expected from society. Wanting to feel accepted by others will often

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    Deviance in Social Psychology Deviance is a major issue needing further exploration in social psychology in reference to its relationship to symbolic interaction and shared meaning. Deviance is defined as behavior that violates the rules of a group- the shared generalized other. Since social organizations create shared meaning of appropriate conduct by originating norms‚ behavior that does not conform to social expectations is relative and may differ amongst groups. According to sociologist

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    Deviance is part of every culture and society‚ it is the border line between acceptable and intolerable behavior. Each micro society holds it’s own definition as to what deviant behavior actually is. The deviant is one to whom that label has successfully been applied‚ deviant behavior is behavior that people label. Through out history‚ there is no doubt in my mind that deviant citizens have been a contributing part to each generation. It is all relative‚ a label of deviance remains a label of deviance;

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    CHAOS OF STRUCTURE: THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVIANCE IN MORAL CONFORMITY Stephanie Lane Sutton Humans are social animals. As people‚ we live in countless social structures‚ placing a strong emphasis on human relationships. As a society‚ we tend to separate ourselves from other animals‚ emphasizing intelligence and moral values. Most sociobiologists would chalk this up to a biological predisposition toward a structure of morals which isn’t consistent in other creatures – indeed‚ this moral structure

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    service in the United States Army just to get an idea of how his time in the army prepared him for entering the job market. In his tour of duty he saw himself promoted three times‚ eventually to the rank of Captain and led a company of sixty men. This is all I want to know of his brief military service. I ask about his homecoming and the first thing he mentions is the excellent growth the economy in Buffalo has made‚ “it was as if the depression never happened” he says with a half smile and a look of

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    To find a clear definition of deviance is a challenge. From a reactivist perspective‚ deviance cannot be defined specifically. It is relative to time‚ place and even between different social groups (Clinard & Meier‚ 2011). Social groups create deviance by making the rules whose infraction creates deviance (Becker‚ 1963). A normative approach would suggest that deviance is behaviour in which acts against a social norm‚ For example‚ laughing is not behaviour in which you would expect at a funeral (Clinard

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