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DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AND
SOCIAL REACTION
(Class Lecture in Social Psychology)

Deviant Behavior and Social Reaction

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NORM
Norm is a principle of right action binding upon the members of a group and
serving to guide, control or regulate proper and acceptable behavior
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Sources or Origin of Norms (Suttles, 1968)
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Deviant Behavior and Social Reaction

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DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
Deviant – straying or deviating especially from an accepted norm
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Two Reasons of Studying Deviant Behavior
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By studying nonconformity,
we learn about the processes that produce social order
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Practical
To better understand the causes of deviant behavior and be able to develop
better programs that help people change their deviant behavior

Deviant Behavior and Social Reaction

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THEORIES ABOUT THE CAUSES OF DEVIANT
BEHAVIOR
Anomie Theory of Deviance (Merton, 1957)
This deviance arises when people striving to achieve culturally valued goals,
such as wealth, find that they do not have any legitimate way to attain these goals
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It is a state that reduces commitment to norms or the pursuit of
goals
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Ritualism – reject the goals and give up trying to achieve success but continue to
conform to social norms
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Retreatism – reject both the goals and the means withdrawing from active
participation in society (drinking, drug abuse etc
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Innovation – remain committed to the goals but turn to disapproved or illegal
ways of achieving success (burglar, shoplifting, loan shark)
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Rebellion – overthrow the existing system and create different goal and means
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We often
conform to social norms because we are sensitive to the wishes and expectations
of others
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Four Components of Social Bonds
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A strong attachment to them leads the child to
internalize social norms
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Commitment to long-term educational and occupational goals
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Youths who are
committed to educational and career goals are less likely to engage in property
crimes such as robbery and theft
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Involvement
People who are involved in sports, Scouts, church groups, and other
conventional activities simply have less time to engage in deviance
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Evidence
suggests that conventional beliefs reduce the frequency of delinquent behavior
(Gardner & Shoemaker, 1989)

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