SOCIOL 2QQ3 Lecture Notes - Deviance (Sociology), Paraphilia, Social Constructionism
2 Mar 2022
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Textbook readings: what is deviant behaviour? https://www. pearsonhighered. com/assets/samplechapter/0/2/0/5/020520516x. Social constructionist approaches to the study of deviant or non-conforming/normative behaviour in the west: sociological perspective i. e. deviance is created & is not an objective reality. Deviance as a product of inds/groups engaged in definitional processes. How inds perceive, define, assert & create conditions regarded as deviant: course goals: Understand how conceptions of deviance are created & shaped by culture, history, societal institutions & groups. Provide you with a foundational understanding of concepts & theories of deviance from social constructionist perspectives. Topics to be addressed: symbolic interactionism & labeling theory. Rise of & a reaction against, tenets of approaches. Deviant careers: how different from legitimate careers, how organized, social process of choosing to engage in deviance. Social process of developing a deviant identity: vocabularies of motive justifications, excuses, rationale for. Managing a deviant id & stigma management: choosing to come out or remain closeted as gay, social problems approach to deviance.
