SOCI 2445 Study Guide - Final Guide: Demonology, Anomie, Relativism

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 2445
• Professor: Darryl Davies

Document Summary

Deviance is real in and of itself, endowed with a certain quality that distinguishes it from non deviance: assumption: if it isn"t real in the first place it cannot be considered positive, negative, or disvalued, other sociologists disagree, saying that deviance doesn"t have to be real in order for behaviours and conditions to be labeled deviant. 3 assumptions about deviance: absolutism, deviance is absolutely real, possess some qualities that distinguish it from conventionality, objectivism, deviance as an observable object, a deviant person is like an object, a real something that can be studied objectively, determinism, deviance as determined behaviour, deviance is determined or caused by forces beyond the individuals, how one exercised their free will, absolutely real in that it has certain qualities that distinguish it from control conventionality, an observable object in that a deviant person is like an object and can thus be studied objectively, determined by forces beyond an individuals control.