Conformity and Deviance PDF

CONFOR M I T Y A ND D E V I AN C E RE, S O C IETY , AND RSTAND ING C U LTU UNDE POLITICS  Dominican Blessing May God the Father bless us, May God the Son heal us, May God the Holy Spirit enlighten us and give us eyes to see with, e...

CONFOR M I T Y A ND D E V I AN C E RE, S O C IETY , AND RSTAND ING C U LTU UNDE POLITICS  Dominican Blessing May God the Father bless us, May God the Son heal us, May God the Holy Spirit enlighten us and give us eyes to see with, ears to hear with, hands to do the work of God with, feet to walk with, and mouth to preach the word of salvation with. And may the angel of peace watch over us and lead us at last by the Lord’s gift of the Kingdom. Amen. CONFORMITY AND DEVIANCE LEARNING OBJECTIVE Explain the context, content, processes, and consequences of socialization. SOCIAL CONTROL AND CONFORMITY SOCIAL CONTROL CONFORMITY Social – people’s Acceptable act or manner interaction or influence Control – to act in a certain way SOCIAL CONTROL AND CONFORMITY INTRODUCTION CONFORMITY AND DEVIANCE DEVIANCE Deviance makes sense within the context of cultural norms, how they change over time, how they are enforced, and the likelihood of events when these norms are challenged or violated. Sociologists define deviance as behavior that violates expected rules and norms. In other words, deviance is looked at in terms of group processes, definitions, and judgments, and not just as unusual individuals or personal acts. THE VARIABILITY OF DEVIANCE What is deviant to one group may not be considered deviant to one another. Sociologists recognize that established rules and norms are socially created, not just morally decided or individually imposed. That is, deviance lies is not just in the behavior itself, but in the social responses of groups to the behavior of others. In this case, the study of deviance can be divided into: (1) the study of why people violates laws or norms (2) the study of how society reacts to this violation DEVIANCE AND THE SOCIAL Deviance is normally seen as a form of aberration, something that “deviates” from the course of things and social expectations. Consequently, it is always evaluated in the negative sense, and hence, always disadvantageous. THEORETICAL INTERPRETATIONS OF DEVIANCE CONFORMITY AND DEVIANCE STRUCTURAL STRAIN THEORY Robert Merton (1957) offered a “side-by-side” formulation of conformity and deviance. This theory traces the origins of deviance to the tensions that a are caused by the gap between cultural goals and the means people have available to achieve those goals. Merton classified people into five general categories with regards to their relationship to culturally accepted goals and their means to achieving those goals GENERAL CATEGORIES WITH REGARDS TO THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO CULTURALLY ACCEPTED GOALS AND THEIR MEANS TO ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS (ROBERT MERTON) Conformists are people who believe in both the established cultural goals of society, as well as the normative means for attaining those goals. They follow the rules of society. Ritualists are individuals who do not believe in the established cultural goals of society, but they do believe in and abide by the means for attaining those goals. Innovators are those individuals that accept the cultural goals of society but reject the conventional methods of attaining those goals. These are generally those we regard as criminals. Retreatists are individuals who reject both the cultural goals and the accepted means of attaining those goals. Rebels not only reject both the established cultural goals and the accepted means of attaining those goals; they also substitute new goals and new means of attaining these goals. SOCIAL CONTROL AND CONFORMITY SOCIAL CONTROL CONFORMITY Social – people’s Acceptable act or manner interaction or influence Control – to act in a certain way DEVIANCE Deviance makes sense within the context of cultural norms, how they change over time, how they are enforced, and the likelihood of events when these norms are challenged or violated. Sociologists define deviance as behavior that violates expected rules and norms. In other words, deviance is looked at in terms of group processes, definitions, and judgments, and not just as unusual individuals or personal acts. NORMAL SCHOOL SETUP IN THE PHILIPPINES BEFORE PANDEMIC