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    11‚ 2012 Deviance within the Workplace Scholars from both sociological traditions define deviance using comparisons (Warren‚ 2003‚ p. 623). Ultimately‚ the question “Deviant compared to what?” must be answered in order to assign the label deviant. In order to conduct such behavioral comparison‚ researchers need to summarize the person’s behavior in some way. Norms serve as this function: they summarize the behavior of the reference group (Warren‚ 2003‚ p. 624). The act of deviance occurs every

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    Deviance is any infraction of norms‚ whether the violation being minor as jaywalking or as significant as raping someone. So you and I every day violate these societal norms no matter how big or small they may be. The heart of deviance is best explained by sociologist Howard S. Becker (1966)‚ "It is not the act itself‚ but the reactions to the act‚ that make something deviant." Different groups have different norms‚ maybe something deviant to a particular person may not be deviant to another (Henslin

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    Have you noticed that there are a lot of people that have Tattoos these days? In the past you may have only seen tattoos on people such as sailors‚ outlaws‚ and biker gangs but now tattoos are a very popular body decoration for many people. The types and styles of tattoos has also come a very long way. It is no longer crude pictures of pinup girls‚ skulls‚ and anchors. Tattoos have developed into very sophisticated art work ranging from Celtic crosses to very personalized symbols. People have found

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    Elizabeth Bachmayer Professor Magee College Writing Paper Tattoos: An Art Form When I turned 18‚ I finally got the tattoo that I have been wanting to get since my 16th birthday. I designed it myself. It says‚ “take a breath” with a heart at the end of it. I went to the tattoo parlor a week before my actually appointment and explained to my tattoo artist the exact font‚ coloring‚ and reason behind my tattoo design. The saying “take a breath” is meaningful to me. I try to follow the advice

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    traditions.” (“Tattoo”) In this particular culture‚ this old tradition of marking their young children permanently signifies tis specific tradition that their own ancestors did a long time ago. In other traditional groups like American culture or the Mayan culture‚ have a religious connections to getting tattoos. In one of the articles by Natalie Jordan‚ a tattoo artist named Ausbrooks has been inking

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    IFUGAO ART TATTOO The origin of the Ifugaos is derived from the term Ipugo which means “from the hill”. According to Ifugao mythology‚ however‚ the name “Ifugao” is derived from Ipugo which refers to the rice grain given to them by their god Matungulan. Until the present day‚ this kind of rice grain is cultivated by the Ifugaos.           The generic name Ygolote‚ Igolot‚ or Igorrote was used by the Spanish conquistadores and missionaries in their writing about all the various mountain people

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    when many tattoos and piercings no longer turn heads and unmarked skin starts to look edgy‚ the skin has become the new testing ground.” Tattoos and piercings are a day to day thing that people see. Lots of people love tattoos and piercings and lots of people don’t. First thing I will be telling you is the main reasons why people get tattoos and piercings. Second I will be telling you about some of the effects that tattoos and piercings have on a person’s life after they get the tattoo or piercing

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    Crime and deviance are always been a matter of fact‚ the ‘collateral effect’ of living among other people. Norms and rules are set in each society‚ from rural ones to the largest urban environments‚ but this cannot prevent the attitudes by some individuals‚ that in the most of case gang up‚ to not follow these norms. They are the deviant ones and they are condemned to be considered not normal‚ sometimes just without choosing that. Paradoxically‚ most of actions and situations that are considered

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    Each day tattoo artist are tattooing more and more people. Tattoos have become a normal sight to see on anyone. In today’s society‚ many citizens think badly of people with ink. It is becoming harder to obtain jobs because the business industry tends to judge tattoos as unprofessional. Honestly‚ it is not any different than someone expressing themselves with a hairstyle‚ or clothing choice. Some of the best employees could be looked over due to the ink on their skin. A person’s skin does not define

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    Labelling and deviance in the media Tabloid papers are renowned to label anyone with what one sees as a deviant label. Newspapers‚ magazines and even news reporters are either vocally or publishing such labels to a person or group who they have decided is of a deviant nature or differs in some way from what they deem as normal. Examples of such labels will follow later on in this report of how the media label people who they deem deviant or in fact just differ from the norm‚ and in turn‚ our society

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