English 121 Paper #2: Subcultures There are many kinds of subcultures in the world today. Be it a high school classroom‚ or an alley behind a bar‚ or even a neighborhood swimming pool‚ different people from different backgrounds with completely different interests‚ can claim or be claimed as part of a subculture. But what is subculture? How do they affect our lives‚ and day to day activities? The answer lies buried within the question. We are all part of subcultures‚ which are subdivisions
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Subcultures Culture plays a very important role in continuing values and norms of society. We know that people are different each other and our society also offers lots of opportunities for people to be creative. These creative people become a cultural subgroup outside the core of the dominant culture and they are called a subculture. A subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates themselves from the larger culture to which they belong. According to the Oxford English Dictionary
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Mid Term Exam SOC323 – Deviant Behavior Week 4 Daniel Frey March 31‚ 2012 Patricia Case ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------
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Discuss the difference between behaviors that are deviant versus behaviors that are criminal. Give examples. How would something transition from being deviant to criminal? Deviant behavior only violates the social norms‚ while criminal behavior violates the law. Also‚ criminal behavior tends to be defined in terms of a state or country‚ whereas deviant behavior is defined in terms of time/situation. Criminal behavior is the behavior of wrong doings that will get you put in jail (because the
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Provide an example of a human behavior that is considered deviant in one society‚ but is not considered deviant in others. What are the factors that have contributed to this society’s perspective of the deviant behavior? Why does this society consider the behavior to be deviant but other societies do not? One example of how deviant behavior in society is not tolerated is in Saudi Arabia. The Islam community there really treat there women with very little respect. Things have gotten better over the
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Deviant behavior- these are the types of behavior wherein it stray from the accepted norms‚ beliefs‚ or values of the group. Deviance is relative - what is deviant for one group may be accepted to other group. Various theories on defiance that have been formulated to explain its occurrence. This focuses on against the sociocultural processes and structural organization of the society. BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION- that deviant behavior stems from one’s physical or biological makeup. Cesare Lembroso(1911)-
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Deviant Behavior According to chapter seven of Society (2006) deviance is the recognized violation of cultural norms. This type of behavior is offensive to some because what others are doing is wrong. Every culture has their own beliefs and for some people in those cultures anything other than what they believe in is considered deviant behavior. Once upon a time in the United States it was considered deviant behavior for women to work‚ or for men to stay home with the children. There are still
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considered deviant and against societal norms. The topic of homosexuality is important and worth further investigation because it is surrounded by controversial issues such as gay marriages and families and its impact on society regarding the workplace‚ school and religion (Kafka‚ 2006). This paper will focus on the sociology of deviance as it pertains to male homosexuality. In addition‚ sociological theories on deviance will be incorporated‚ ultimately providing an analysis of the deviant behaviour
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Imperfections from Success I’ve always believed that as someone becomes more successful‚ society around them tries to bring to the surface any and all imperfections‚ no matter the size‚ to stigmatize that person as a deviant (an individual who negatively strays away from a norm). Audiences tend to search for flaws through anyone’s accomplishments. An opinion or stigmatization from one audience influences how other audiences view you. Stigmatizations also affect how people view themselves. The
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Deviant behavior refers to behavior that does not conform to norms‚ does not meet the expectations of a group of a society as a whole. After birth‚ children begin to experience situations with others. They are taught what he or she should and should not do‚ what is good or bad and what is right or wrong. Learning habits that conform to the customs and traditions of the groups into which the child is born develops a system of values. These values provide justification and motivation or for wanting
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