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    Discussion HW #2 Discussion Section #: 14748 Lecture Section #: 14738 Chapter 15 Case Incident 1: Creative Deviance: Bucking the Hierarchy? 1. I believe it is possible for an organization to deliberately create an “anti-hierarchy” to encourage employees to engage in more acts of creative deviance. All things being equal‚ the broad span of control leads to efficient organization while a narrow span of control results in hierarchical organization. However‚ span of control can be affected by

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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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    Reality shows had become a huge success in our society‚ we have a great variety of them‚ and we can choose which one we want to see according to our age‚ or in which one of those realities we feel more connected. Seeing the huge impact that this new way of doing television has in me and the society I decided to focus my research on this topic. Before I started my research‚ I was thinking that this might not be easy to investigate‚ because some people might think this could be a superficial topic

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    Deviance is any form of behavior that violates the norms of a society. Behavior that is considered deviant is usually condemned and often punished. Crime is a more dangerous and extreme form of deviance. The term can be defined as a deviant type of behavior that is prohibited by law and is punishable by the government. Many laws divide crimes into categories depending on the seriousness of the offense‚ the age of the offender‚ the punishment that can be administered and the actual court. According

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    by watching the cartoon Beavis and Butthead (Josephson‚ 1995). Other example of a child performing a violent act was a six year-old Jeremy Nezworski imitated an act of hanging himself like a ghost after he watch the act on the cartoon The Scooby Doo Show‚ and the boy killed himself (Josephson‚ 1995). Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles is thought of to be one of the most violent cartoons that ever appeared on television according to Terry Harrison‚ a preschool teacher (Brady 60). The sound of a three-year-old

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    Reality shows‚ why do we like them so much? I started thinking about this question‚ and then I though about how many I actually had watched. Reality shows has become a big trend in our society today. People can become famous for almost anything‚ and a lot of people seem to think that being in a reality show is the biggest thing that can happen in life. I think all of us have though about being famous at some point in our life. How nice it would feel to be that athlete‚ singer or actor that everyone

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    GAY LINGO AS A FORM OF INNOVATIVE DEVIANCE Sociology 101 Dr. Aleli Sevilla September 8‚ 2010 I. IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM AND HYPOTHESIS This paper aims to answer the following questions: 1. How did Gay Lingo evolve to become a form of innovative deviance? 2. Does the use of Gay Lingo by the society equate to the acceptance of homosexuals in the Philippines? The researchers have formulated the following hypotheses as preliminary answers to the questions

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    Deviance in sociological context describes actions or behaviors that violate cultural norms including formally-enacted rules (e.g.‚ crime) as well as informal violations of social norms.” People consider an act to be a deviance act because of the three sociological theories: control theory‚ labeling theory and strain theory. It deeply reflected in the movie called "Menace II Society". Control theory. Portrayed in this movie‚ there are 2 control systems working against our motivations to deviate

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    Deviance in today’s society can be seen as an act or attitude that is normal‚ unavoidable and relies on societal reactions. After listening to the story narrated by Juan Ochoa about his childhood experience in Mexico with his family‚ one can conclude that the discussed deviance is social‚ regarding the ongoing issues in the surroundings. This is because Mexico experienced a period of lawlessness‚ which gave room for a prevalent deviant behavior. Deviance act can extend to a criminal level. The narrator

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    Reality television (also known as reality shows) is a television programming genre that presents unscripted situations‚ documents actual events and usually features unknowns instead of professional actors. Such shows usually have various standard tropes‚ including frequent interviews with participants that double as the show’s narration‚ and sometimes an emphasis on drama and personal conflict. Competition-based reality shows‚ a notable subset‚ often have additional common elements such as one participant

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