SOC 2106 Chapter 4: social reactions to deviance notes

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Social reactions to deviance ryken grattet: notes. The societal reaction perspective views deviance as a product of the social interaction between individuals and various types of audiences. They place attention on the psychological and social consequences experienced by individuals labeled deviant. Edwin lemert: aim in developing the societal reaction approach was to show how deviance was shaped and stabilized by efforts to eliminate or ameliorate it. Regarded de ance as polygenetic (causes are diverse) The signi cant aspect of deviant behaviour lies in those circumstances in which the reaction of others results in a reorganization of the self. Howard becker: deviance is a consequence of the application by others of rules and sanctions to the offender". Deviants are best studied in their natural habitat rather than surveys. Thomas sheff: put forward several hypothesis about residual rule breaking (deviant behaviour that does not t into existing categories. Lower class is more likely to be labeled.

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