SOCI 1311 1ST Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Current Lecture I Deviance II Conformity III Range of Tolerance IV Over conformity V Under conformity VI Stigma VII Evaluating Deviance VIII Explanations of Deviance Current Lecture Deviance Conformity I II III IV V VI VII VIII Deviance any violation of a social norm Conformity following the norms Range of Tolerance the scopes of behaviors considered acceptable before defining someone something as deviant Getting away with things until there is a penalty Over Conformity person who follows the norms too closely teacher s pet Under Conformity doing the minimum that is required class clown Stigma any characteristic that sets people apart disqualifies them from full participation in society Society attaches a label to you Ways of Evaluating Deviance 1 Time history things deviant now but not back then 2 Place environment what s conformist over here may be deviant over there 3 Situation context what is happening in that moment self defense 4 Culture what s ok in one culture may not be ok in another Popular Explanations for Deviance Genetics biology certain people carry genes that cause them to do certain things crime Religious evil sprits told me to do it If you have good morals you re less likely to commit a crime These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute The Medical Model describes deviance as an illness rather than a social problem We think people do crazy things because they are sick Terminology symptoms diagnosis treatments etc Medicalization of Society when people behave in ways we don t understand Media does TV and music make people violent Bobo Dolls