Transcription of Chapter Eight: Deviance and Social Control
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Chapter Eight: Deviance and Social Control
1 Chapter Eight: Deviance and Social Control Chapter Summary Sociologists use the term Deviance to refer to any violation of rules and norms. From a sociological perspective, Deviance is relative. Definitions of what is deviant vary across societies and from one group to another within the same society. Howard S. Becker described the interpretation of Deviance as, ..not the act itself, but the reaction to the act that makes something deviant. This coincides with the symbolic interactionist view. In some cases, an individual need not do anything to be labeled a deviant. He or she may be falsely accused or discredited because of a birth defect, race, or disease.
Chapter Outline I. What is Deviance? A. Sociologists use the term deviance to refer to a violation of norms. 1. According to sociologist Howard S. Becker, it is not the act itself that makes an action deviant, but rather how society reacts to it. 2. Because different groups have different norms, what is deviant to some is not deviant to others.
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