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 Conflict theorists charged it ignored how elites shape deviance definitions

 Feminists charged it ignored women’s victimization by men

 Gay rights activists and others argued they were political minorities, not deviants

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 Constructionists’ study of social problems still reflected themes of deviance:  Construction of rape, child abduction, illicit drugs, family violence

 Many studies traced rise of social problems on national level such as War on Drugs

 Others looked at how problems were translated into action by police officers, social workers, and others

 Example : The way police and the courts construct and label perpetrators and victims of family violence

The Return to Deviance

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 Today this approach is an influential stance for the study of deviance at macro and micro levels, and for how and why particular forms of deviance emerge as a concern

 It emphasizes the interpretive work whereby various persons assign meaning and make sense of behavior as deviant

Constructionism’s Domain

Part 2: Ch. 11

 What are the advantages of studying social problems?

 What does the constructionist perspective emphasize and how does it differ from other perspectives of deviance?

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