DST 500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Labeling Theory, Drapetomania, Involuntary Commitment

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Disability Studies
• Course: DST 500
• Professor: Jenna Reid

Document Summary

Professionals have names for the different behaviours that people illustrate for processing purposes: depression: when they can no longer become and productive and functioning member of society. Is not aware the behaviour is unacceptable: secondary deviance: where the individual commits deviant acts and although recognizing that these acts are socially defined as deviant remains committed to continue them. This results in the adoption of a deviant self identity that confirms and stabilizes the deviant life style. Doesn t care what the rules are but adopts the deviant lifestyle and not accepting of other people calling them wrong. May accept the behaviours of the label that others have given them. Normality: according to sirnes, normality is historically and culturally specific and non- substantial. It is necessary to identify the logic of normality in order to adapt individual actions forced by social demands. Normality does not grow out of a specific set of values, but appears totally random (sirnes, 2006).