Deviance

1. Deviance

2. EQ: • How or why do individuals justify deviant behavior?

3. What is Deviance? • Any behavior or physical appearance that is socially challenged and/or condemned because it departs from the norms and expectations of some group • Ex. Clothes, language, music, hair color • A group determines what is deviant because norms vary from group to group. • Ex. Tattoos- who can have them and where • Ex. Body piercing- • Deviance changes over time and varies from country to country, community to community.

4. Deviance law Primary deviant Pure deviants Mechanism of social control Secondary deviants Conformists Secret deviants Master status of deviant

5. Back in the Day Now

6. 1960’s Bad Boy Today

7. Some types of deviance violate the norms of almost every group be it physical or behavioral

8. Who defines what is Deviant? • Claim Makers “The Man”- Government officials, Religious groups, advertisers, scientist, professors. • Use media, positions in society, resources and fund raising to promote their ideas • Example: Think Smoking- it was widely excepted but now it is seen as deviant behavior

9. Smoking was seen as acceptable in society. One could even smoke on planes, courts and most public places. It was cool!!

10. Smoking for the most part is now seeing as a deviant behavior. -21 now to big cigs. -Crime to smoke around children

11. Why are certain acts not considered deviant in one group and not another? • Why would one group report a certain crime and not another? • Group Discussion: Is gambling a deviant behavior?

12. Conformists and Deviants • Conformists- People who follow norms and are not punished • Pure deviants- People who have broken the law and are punished. Their acts upset the balance of society in a visible way • Ex. Robbery, theft, fighting public intoxication • Secret Deviants- People who have broken the law with no punishment. These people have committed crimes but have not been caught. • Only 40% of crimes are reported and only 44% of those people are caught.

13. Status of a Deviant • Primary Deviant- Their deviance is insignificant or light and could be justified. Not really destabilizing society • Example: People used to sell their government issued food stamps 75 cents on the dollar. • If a man bought them to feed his family, is he justified? • Yet, what about the person who sold away his families food stamps?

14. In Groups • Article: Are These Rules Worth Breaking? • Groups of 4 • Everyone in the group must read the first 2 pages for context. Summarize each page. • Each member chooses or is assigned one of the 4 sections and summarizes the important parts to share with group members. • Everyone must add information to their class notes.

15. Key Points from 1st two pages • Half of individuals under 40 have cheated on test. • ¾ have lied to a parent about something significant • Smarts don’t correlate with dishonesty but Creativity does • The more creative the more rules you break and you get more creative • Deception is easier when the rule is fuzzy and you don’t know the victim

16. It is not about IQ’s, it’s about creativity

17. It is not about IQ’s, it’s about creativity

18. Exaggerating on a resume • Lying on taxes • Calling in sick to work • Returning a dress • Downloading music or movie files • Half of individuals under 40 have cheated on test. • ¾ have lied to a parent about something significant

19. EQ: • How do the three overarching theories help to explain the deviance in our culture.

20. Lance Armstrong • As you watch the video regarding Lance Armstrong, write down evidence of his behavior that would fall into the 4 categories discussed in the article. • Status defense • Bonding Defense • Level Playing Defense • Self Awareness Defense

22. The NFL and PEDs- Answer the questions below in your notebook. • What is the main reason that Charles Barkely and Kris Collingworth give for the use of performance enhancing drugs? Do you agree with him, regarding their reasoning? • Do you agree with the premise that for professional athletes, specifically elite Hall of Fame players, PED’s supposedly had only a small benefit? • Why do you think that the players unions would not allow for immediate testing their members?

23. School PED • Do you consider the use of Ritalin or Adderall a deviant behavior and should those using be held accountable legally and academically? • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqWnumbraI4

24. Questions • What are the pressures that might be driving college students to use Adderall?

25. 3 over arching theories and Deviance

26. Functionalism and Deviance • Emile Durkheim stated, ” Deviance has many positive functions for society.” • Deviance contributes to the social order by clarifying moral boundaries, promoting social unity, and initiating social change. (group members develop a “we” feeling and collectively affirm the rightness of their own ways). • Robert Merton’s Strain theory: people are socialized to desire cultural goals but denied the institutionalized means to reach them

27. At your table come up with an example of deviance through the Functionalist Theory. • Provide a group rationale of how it fits the Theory.

28. What at a given time was seen as deviant behavior caused cultural change to societies.

29. Table Discussion-Were players taking a knee a positive or negative form of deviance or should it even be labeled as Deviant ?

30. Symbolic Interaction and Deviance • Symbolic interactionists interpret deviance through the following social theories: • differential association theory (people learn deviance from the groups with whom they associate) All levels. • control theory (people generally avoid deviance because of an effective system of inner “group” and outer controls) • labeling theory (people are directed toward or away from deviance by the labels others pin on them).

31. Conflict Theory and Deviance • . Conflict theorists note that power plays a central role in defining and punishing deviance. • The group in power imposes its definitions of deviance on other groups, and then uses the law and criminal justice system to maintain its power and privilege over those other groups. • For example, although street crime is given the greatest attention by the media because of the violence associated with it, white-collar crime actually costs the American taxpayers more and is typically ignored?

32. Case Study of the Epipen • Do you believe that Mylan, the company that sells the EpiPen, is engaging in deviant behavior? • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx3AuhPT10I • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_UYNNEA8AE

33. Does Money Make You Mean • Based on the TedTalk, which of the 3 overarching theories is represented by the research in his study? • What do you feel will be the future result of this decrease of empathy and rise of economic/social inequality for our society? How may this lead to crime for those at a disadvantage? • In the second link, the research and research is criticized. Do you feel this criticism is legitimate? • Tedtalk • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ8Kq1wucsk • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuqGrz-Y_Lc

34. The Real Wolf of Wall Street • In the interview Jordan Belfort (who the movie was based on) explains, that the reason not one CEO responsible for the financial meltdown of 2008 being prosecuted is because there is a lot of grey in the law. How much truth to this is there and is there another reason you could think of? • Mr. Belfort served 22 months of a 4 yr sentence and was ordered to payback over a 112 million dollars back to his victims. Given the time he served and his demeanor on camera do you feel it was sufficient? • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lssxyiCwh_8

35. Group Discussion • Do you consider the following behavior to be deviant Bullying • If so, on what basis? If not, why?

36. Group discussion and activity • Following the previous example, create a “group list” of five acts your group considers to be deviant. • Provide a basis/rationale for each on the list. • Consider which cultural values you employed in creating their list. • Which cultural and/or personal biases affected your choices to include or exclude the items you selected for the list? • What justification is present to define the items on the list as deviant? What gives society the right to define these items as deviant and impose negative sanctions on violators? • Finally, can you think of any other cultures in the world and/or groups in American society that might consider one or more of the items on your list to be “perfectly normal”?

37. Think of 3 examples of deviance on the Internet (Slender Man sites) and address the following questions: • What functions do these materials provide for society? What harm might these materials do to society and/or its individual members? • What should the United States government do, if anything, to regulate these materials or control who has access to these materials? • What do these materials say about which groups have power and do not have power in American society? What do these materials say about how much deviance occurs in the privacy of people’s minds and homes? • Is there any difference between deviant thoughts and deviant behaviors? If so, what is the difference? • Finally, can deviant thoughts lead to deviant behaviors? Even if they can, do you think most people who have deviant thoughts act on them? • Are we becoming so regulated as a society that we are now making thoughts illegal?

38. Case Study- Spencer and Katy • Is the young lady who created a false identity online guilty of deviant behavior? • What factors of case can you pinpoint as deviant? • Does Spencer share any of the fault?

39. The Michelle Carter Case • After watching the video answer the following questions in your notebook: • 1. Do you feel that Michelle was in fact trying to help Conroy or do you feel she intentionally wanted to cause him harm? Be specific about what evidence supports your conclusion. • 2. Do you agree with the Judge’s ruling and sentencing and what factors do you think are a play regarding her sentencing? What would be an alternative sentencing • Given the verdict, why would the judge let her out on bail while she appeals? • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GShLtcDnILA

40. Cyberbullying - Megan Meier's Story  • Technology has advanced quicker than our laws can be written. The case of Megan Meier was one of the first cases of cyberbullying. In this case the jury rejected the argument that Mrs. Drew intended to harm Megan but instead violated “gaining access to a computer without authorization. Ultimately she was ordered to pay a 3,000 fine and probation. • In both this this and the previous case, there were minimal consequences imposed. Why do you believe our judicial system seems to be so lenient in these types of deviant behavior? • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaDi7wA5Poo

41. The case of Gilberto Valle • Is there any difference between deviant thoughts and deviant behaviors? If so, what is the difference? • Finally, can deviant thoughts lead to deviant behaviors? Even if they can, do you think most people who have deviant thoughts act on them? • Are we becoming so regulated as a society that we are now making thoughts illegal? • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee1Mkw0uiYo • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuToq9IgwGc&t=2s • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH3VXHaYSFE • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCwz_IqIFik&t=4s

42. The Dark Web • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AonC0BKyJw • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CashAq5RToM • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osln0IWh__Q

43. Reflection • Do you see any pattern in the last previous case studies? • One of the commentators in the video

44. Catfish

45. Secondary Deviants • When someone commits an act so severe that it cannot be overlooked or explained. • Murder, Arson, Robbery, Rape • These people are so dangerous that society has deemed you can no longer live among us.

46. A Social Reflex: Police and Blacks, Seeing Threat, Close Ranks • Click on the tab A Social Reflex-Article on the class web-site and answer the following questions. • What does intergroup threat theory attempt to explain? • The article gave the example of the Black Lives Matter and polices unions, what is another event that has caused internal group identity/cohesion for one group but another group may see as a threating their group? • How can the “Ultimate attribution error.” and “infrahumanization,” lead to deviant behavior with in a society or from group to group. Take into account different demographics other than ethnicity.

47. Punishment for secondary deviants • The purpose of jails and prisons is to rehabilitate individuals • The norms of prison life often contradict the process of rehabilitation as inmates serve out their sentences

48. Corporate greed: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lssxyiCwh_8 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sm-XGVca3c

49. Crime and Laws • Crime- any act that breaks norms or laws that may endanger the well being of society. • Ex. Jaywalking, shoplifting, and major crimes • Laws- A rule governing conduct

50. Status • Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.HonroeDe Balzac