Sociology 2259 Lecture Notes - Moral Panic, Reefer Madness, Reality Television
7 Dec 2012
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The study of deviance is about social control: the vicarious experience. Excitement, seeing the world through a deviant other. Desire to step out of the box. Example, that one friend who is a little wild However, it can distort our understanding of deviance, and focus on the one in a million, the serial killers for example. (historically sociology focuses on the outsiders example prostitutes: reform, self protection and sophistication. It is not far away from the general population. Study of deviance often comes from personal experience or personal pain. John walsh? hosts americas most wanted because his son adam was kidnapped and killed. Change peoples minds about what is deviant. Taking away the deviant label from a group of people. Conflict that comes with social change those people are often labelled deviant. There is usually someone who will gain from labelling something deviant.
