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"Normal" vs "Deviancy" - Coggle Diagram
"Normal" vs "Deviancy"
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What is
"Deviant"
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wearing inappropriate clothing at church,
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Perspectives
Absolutist Perspective
claims that deviance resides in the very nature of an act and is wrong at all times and in all places.
Normative Perspective
claims that deviance is only a violation of a specific group's or society's rules at a specific point in time.
Reactive Perspective
claims that behavior does not become deviant unless it is disapproved of by those in authority (laws).
Categories
Retreatism
People withdraw and reject most of the goals (they reject and don’t pursue their goals—Street people, bag ladies, and hoboes)
Rebellion
People reject both the goals and the means to attain them (They reject socially approved goals and replace with deviant goals—Terrorists and freedom fighters)
Innovation
People commit crime to attain their goals (they accept and pursue their goals by replacing legitimate with deviant/criminal means to attain them—Criminals)
Ritualism
People try but fail and lower their goals (they appear to pursue goals but confuse means and goal—someone who focuses on following rules, fitting in, or conforming instead of attaining the dream)
Conformity
People live with what they have and get by (they accept and pursue their goals with socially accepted means—Average US Citizen)
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