CH7 Social Control and Deviance
CH7-1 Social Control
• People generally follow social norms-and
expect others to as well-because they have
internalized the norms that they feel are
useful and appropriate.
• When a person has internalized a norm,
society uses sanctions to motivate his ot her
conformity.
• Social control is necessary to ensure that a
society functions smoothly
Sanctions
• Positive-rewards a behavior
• Negative-discourages a behavior
• Formal-sanction by someone in charge
• Informal-sanction by peers
CH7-2 Deviance
• Deviance is behavior that violated significant
social norms.
• Deviance can be good!
Functionalist
• Deviance is a natural part of society. It serves
positive functions, such as clarifying social
normss, as well as negative ones. Deviance
results from the strain of goals incompatible
with the available means of achieving the
them.
Conflict Perspective
• Deviance is a result of competition and social
inequality. People with power commit deviant
acts to hold on to power. They also label as
deviant behavior that threatens them. Those
without power commit deviant acts to obtain
economic rewards or to relive their feelings of
powerlessness.
Interactionist Perspective
• Interaction among individuals influences
deviance. Control theory suggests that strong
social bonds make people conform to norms
and refrain from deviance. Cultural
transmission theory proposes that deviance is
learned behavior. Labeling theory examines
how individuals are identified as deviant.
5 Types of Crime
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Violent Crime
Property Crime
Victimless Crime
White-Collar Crime
Organized Crime
CH7 Test
50 points possible
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15 Matching
6 Multiple Choice
4 True/False
8 Short Answer
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Sanctions: +/-/formal/informal
How can deviance benefit society?
3 Perspectives view of deviance (p.166)
5 Types of crime and example of each
Let the punishment fit the crime-What social norms
would you like to see enforced differently??
CH7 Review Assignment
Comprehension & Critical Thinking
p. 178 #1-3, 5-15
Complete terms for CH7-1, CH7-2, CH7-3