SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociology CH 6
Document Summary
Deviance- variation from a set of norms or shared social expectations. Deviants: people who violate these shared expectations or don"t follow the set of norms. Traditional views: absolutist and moral view- often found in conservative political and religious context, considers deviance as absolute and immoral. Ex. homosexuality, dishonesty, extramarital relationship: medical and socio-pathological view, deviance is pathological, biological malfunctions, deviants= sick people, ex. **no grey area: good vs bad/ health vs thesis; either deviant or non-deviant: statistical view, being different than average people, any atypical behavior, any variation from a statistical norm, ex. 2009: 23 states banned smoking in public places. 2017: 14 states haven" enacted any general state-wide ban on smoking. Alabama, alaska, arkansas, georgia, kentucky, mississippi, missouri, oklahoma, south carolina, Tennessee, texas, virginia, west virginia, wyoming: ex. Public smoking (in la deviance, in al not deviance) Deviance in one location/ society/ culture may be non-deviant in others: ex.
