Deviance

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Deviance: 

Deviance By: Zack Carballo

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Deviance can be described as: behavior that violates the standards of conduct of a group or society

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Functionalists see deviance as a necessity to help what defines the limits of proper or acceptable behavior

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Interactionist’s see deviance as a product of your individual, everyday routine or that is it caused by the people you interact with every day

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Conflict theorists see deviance as people in power protecting their group’s interest and define and persecute deviance only to meet their needs

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Deviance is usually linked to things such as crime or other illegal activities but can be much less dangerous.

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It can be considered something as simple as acting out in class or disobeying your parents.

Deviance Today: 

Deviance Today

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In today’s society deviance may not even be considered a choice of action. Now people see deviance as a sort of sickness treatable by medicine.

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When deviance is seen as a “sickness” it removes the social stigma and negative connotation.

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The bad part of deviance as a “sickness” is that it allows the deviance to become socially acceptable without repercussions

Common Deviance Beliefs: 

Common Deviance Beliefs

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The three most frequent responses mentioned in when asked “What is Deviant?”: Homosexuality Drug Addicts Alcoholics

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Although the survey was taken many years ago, the topics mentioned are still hot topics today.

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The views may have slightly changed today but not as much as one may think.