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    Deviance Behavior and the Possible Causes February 27‚ 2013 Antoinette Perry Albertus Magnus College – Sociology of Work In the sociological sense of the word deviance is simply any violation committed that is not considered one of society’s norms. Deviance behavior can range from something minor‚ such as a traffic violation‚ to something major‚ such as suicide or murder. The meaning of deviance may differ between societies and the cause of deviance behaviors can vary depending

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    Some examples of dysfunction during the stanford prison experiment are one of the guys went into the prison experiment. He thought it was going to be an easy way to get money for a summer job and then when he got there he got the role of being a prisoner. He just lost it he started to say that he was going crazy and that something was eating him inside out. He felt like he was going to explode and so the guards reacted by putting him in the hole. Then the guy would still yell and say he wanted out

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    My choice of Psychology and Sociology of Law‚ Criminology and Deviance is aimed at the pursuit of a career in police analysis. In high school‚ I took an abnormal psychology class‚ which sparked a continuing interest in the ways that humans diverge from acceptable behaviors. A specific focus in criminal analysis serves to both feed my academic interests and give me an opportunity to aid others—from helping prove an accused person innocent‚ to saving potential victims from the guilty. Learning about

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    Case 3: Creative Deviance – Bucking the Hierarchy? One of the major functions of an organizational hierarchy is to increase standardization and control for top managers. Using the chain of command‚ managers can direct the activities of subordinates toward a common purpose. If the right person with creative vision is in charge of a hierarchy‚ the results can be phenomenal. Until Steve Jobs’ regrettable passing in October of 2011‚ Apple had used a strongly top-down creative process in which most major

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    Deviance refers to any behaviour that is considered to be violating social norms or to persons that engage in such behaviour” (Adler & Adler (2009: 21). Deviance does not just occur to any form of behaviour‚ but we need to bear in mind the fact that behaviour or people that are deviant are only defined as deviant if and only if society views that particular behaviour as deviant (Adler & Adler (2009: 21). Deviance can either be positive‚ which is over conformity but is at the same time positively

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    Different theories of crime‚ deviance‚ social order and social control 1. Functionalist theories of crime and deviance A. Emile Durkheim 1. Crime & deviance is functional Durkheim believed that a certain amount of crime and deviance could be seen as positive for society. Necessary to generate social change - innovation only comes about if old ideas are challenged. Helps to clarify the boundaries of acceptable behaviour following social reactions to deviance. Creates social integration

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    There are 5 basic techniques of managing deviance. There is secrecy‚ manipulating the physical setting‚ rationalizations‚ change to non-d`eviance‚ and joining deviant subcultures. The act of secrecy is easily defined as the word itself. The deviant keeps secrets from those around them. The thought behind it being that if nobody ever knows about their deviant behavior there is no one who can place negative sanctions upon the deviant. Next‚ manipulating the physical setting‚ the deviant chooses to

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    concept of Sociological Perspective of Deviance also known as “rule-breaking” behavior or “counter culture” can be defined as culture norms‚ values‚ and morals which shape the social acceptance of individuals or group through their actions or “unmoral or illegal” behavior. In order to gain a better understanding of Sociological Perspective of Deviance it is important to understand the broad consensus of behavior and its place in society. Situational deviance pertains to a group who engages in behavior

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    module. Which theory do you tend to identify with and why?  I think that if I absolutely have to choose one theory to identify with it would have to be the differential association theory because I do believe that deviance is a part of a whole bigger picture. I believe that deviance is learned‚ through interactions with others because I see it often with my children‚ friends and family members. One example of this would be my five year old son; he knows what’s expected of him and has complied mostly

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    there has been a reward emphasis on the public shaming of offenders in order to deter others. In terms of sociological theory in the 1960’s‚ the interactionist view of deviance enjoyed wide popularity. For many sociologists‚ the work of writers such as Becker‚ Lemert and Goffman become the accepted‚ orthodox perspective on deviance. Nevertheless‚ In the 1970’s it began to provoke strong criticism. Interactionist rallied to the defense of their work and attempted to show that the criticism were unjustified

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