cess to deviance.Symbolic Interactionist theories of devianceDifferential Association TheoryControl TheoryLabeling TheoryStructural Functionalist theories of devianceEmile Durkheim’s theoryStrain Theory Illegitimate Opportunity TheoryConflict theories of devianceClass dominated theories of devianceMedicalilzation of devianceIdeas that you should know and understand from the lectureYou should know why sociologists believe that deviance is a socially constructed phenomena (Piercing exercise and Perspectives Box on page 199 of text)You should be able to distinguish between biological, psychological and sociological explanations of deviance.You should know the components of the seven sociological theories of deviance discussed in lecture as well as the theoretical perspective that they are associated with.You should know the components of Durkheim’s theory of deviance as functional for society.You should thoroughly know Robert Merton’s strain theory of deviance.You should understand the relationship between labeling theory and the class discussion of the “Saints and Roughnecks” study and the “Being Sane in Insane Places” study.You should know and understand what is meant by the medicalizaiton of deviance.Deviance: the violation of rules or normsStigma: “blemishes” that discredit a person’s claim to a “normal” identitySocial Control: a group’s formal and informal means of enforcing its normsOfficial Deviance: a society’s statistics on lawbreaking; its measures of crimes; victims, lawbreakers, and the outcomes of criminal investigations and sentencing.Social Order: a group’s usual and customary social arrangements, on which its members depend and on which they base their lives.Crime: the violation of norms that are written into law.Recidivism Rate: the proportion of people who are rearrestedRetribution: the punishment of offenders in order to restore the...
