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•You see on the news that there has been a
mass shooter and 25 people are killed. Write
down what would cross your mind if they
were:
–African American
–Caucasian (white)
–Arab/Middle Eastern
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Bellringer 3/
- You see on the news that there has been a mass shooter and 25 people are killed. Write down what would cross your mind if they were: - African American - Caucasian (white) - Arab/Middle Eastern
Chapter 7
Section 3: Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance
Differential Association Theory
- Theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to number of deviant acts they are exposed to
- Emphasizes role of primary groups in transmitting deviance
- More individuals are exposed to people who break the law more apt they are to become criminals
Three Characteristics of Differential
Association Theory
- The ratio of deviant to nondeviant individuals
- More deviants one knows…more likely to learn deviant behavior
- Whether the deviant behavior is practiced by significant others - More likely to copy deviant behavior from someone important to you
- Age of exposure
- Younger kids learn deviant behavior more quickly than older kids
Examples of Labeling Theory
- Pregnant young women more stigmatized than the young fathers to be
- African American/Caucasian crime
- “Affluenza”
- Mass shooters based on religion
Degrees of Deviance
- Primary deviance: deviance involving occasional breaking of norms that is not part of a person’s lifestyle or self-concept - Isolated acts of deviance - Secondary deviance: deviance in which an individual’s life and identity are organized around breaking society’s norms - Deviance as a lifestyle and personal identity - Deviance overshadows all other aspects of someone’s identity
What are the consequences of labeling?
- Labeling someone as deviant can cause pain/suffering for the person
- Alter direction of their lives
- Stigma: undesirable trait or label that is used to characterize an individual - Denies someone social acceptance
Chapter 7
Section 4: Conflict Theory and Deviance
Continued
- Industrial societies need respect for authority. People who show lack of respect for authority are treated as deviants - Protesters/nonviolent demonstrations - Agitators on the job
- Certain activities encouraged depending on how well they fit within industrial society
Race, Ethnicity, and Crime
- Relationship between minorities and the judicial system is a good way to view deviance through conflict perspective
- Supporters of conflict perspective believe minorities receive unequal treatment from American criminal justice system
Victim Discounting
- What is it?
- Process of reducing the seriousness of crimes that injure people of lower status
- Minorities generally do not have the economic resources to buy good legal services
- Crimes against whites tend to be punished more severely than crimes against minorities