Society - Deviation, Social Problems And Control

MODULE 5 DEVIATION, SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND CONTROL

REPORTER: PATRICIA ANNE LOPEZ BSBA-MARKETING

LESSON 1 THE MEANING AND NATURE OF DEVIANCE

MEANING AND NATURE OF DEVIANCE 

Referred to any violation of social norms and expectations. It’s a breach of social disorder.

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Something that is conferred upon by others to individuals who commit the act of deviation.

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refers to those human acts that are socially defined by the group or society by deviant.

CONSEQUENCES OF DEVIANT 

It reaches people of what is acceptable social behavior.

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It strengthen group norms and values.

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It is a sign and source of social change.

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF DEVIANCE 

It harms group stability.

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It induces distrust and ill-will.

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It drains human and economic resources.

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It weakens people’s faith in and conformity to social norms,

LESSON 2 THEORETICAL EXPLANATION OF DEVIANCE

THE STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL VIEW 

People deviated from given social norms because of the rapid social change.

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Norms of society become unclear and no longer applicable to current conditons.

EMILE DURKHEIM 

One of the proponent of this perspective, called this situation “ anomic “ or a breakdown of societal norms.

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He asserted that there is nothing abnormal about deviance, since it is an integral part of society.

ROBERT MERTON’S STRAIN THEORY 

People deviate to societal norms because of the inability to reach cultural goals through legitimate means of attaining them.

DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AND MODE OF ADOPTATIONTO THE USE OF MEANS AND GOAL ATTAINMENT. 

Innovation- Individual resort to illegitimate means to achieve culturally approved goals such as economic success, material possessions and social status.

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Ritualism- Individuals give up or abandon the goals, but follow or conforms in strict fashion the set of legitimate means that are socially defined as necessary for goal attainment.

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Retreatism- Individual abandon the goal and the means to attain such goal.

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Rebelion- Individual abandon both the goal and means and creates new goal and means.

SYMBOLIC INTER-ACTION THEORY  Deviance

is learned through interaction with others and involves the development of deviant concept.

FOUR FORMS OF DEVIANCE IN SYMBOLIC INTER-ACTION THEORY 

Differential Association Theory- All human behavior, including deviance is learned through association with others, especially primary groups.

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Self-esteem Theory- People choose deviance or conformity depending on which will do the most to enhance their self-esteem.

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Control Theory- This theory by Hirschi, deviance arises from particular social arrangement, specially the inability of society to control adequately activities of it's members.

FOUR TYPES OF SOCIAL CONTROLS AS A FUNCTION OF CONFORMITY BY HIRSCHI    

Attachment Commitment Involvement Belief

FOUR FORMS OF DEVIANCE IN SYMBOLIC INTER-ACTION THEORY 

Conflict Theory- Social paradigm links deviance to social inequality. Conflict Perspective are the ideas of dominance and power.

LESSON 3 FORMS OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

SOCIAL PROBLEMS 

A situation affecting a significant number of people that is believed by them and/or by a significant number of others in the society to be a source of difficulty or unhappiness.

FORMS OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR 

Drug Abuse- Relates to the subjective effect on the individual when he takes the drugs.

CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS    

Sedatives Stimulants Hallucinogens or Psychedelics Narcotics

CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE     

Socio-cultural Deprivation Faulty model and Learning Lawlessness and alienation Pathogenic Family Pattern Peer Group Association

COMMON SIGNS OF DRUG ABUSE Changes in behavioral patterns  Changes in appearance.  Changes in mood. 

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS Strengthen family relationship.  Nationwide campaign on the ill-effects of missed drugs.  Strengthen the guidance programs of the school.  Introduction onto the curriculum, particularly in the secondary level the subjects on drug abuse prevention. 

CRIME 

A violation of any one of the specific norms that we call laws. For any violation of law a result in application of certain sanctions or punishment.

SERIOUS OFFENSES ARE CLASSIFIED AS; Crime against person.  Crime against property.  Crime against Chastity.  Crime against morale and orders. 

CAUSES OF CRIME Lack of Parental guidance.  Lack of cooperation between the community and police authority.  Laxity on the part of law enforces to implement the laws.  Breakdown of some Filipino values.  Association with undesirable elements of society.  Proliferation of undesirable and obscene literature  Violence in movies and television. 

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS Strengthen family relationship.  Coordination between police, authorities and community.  Strong relationship between church and the family.  Weeding of the misfits and scalawags in our law enforcement agencies.  Complete ban on smut magazines and other undesirable reading materials.  Restrictions of violent films and sex movies. 

PROSTITUTIONS 

Said to be the oldest profession in the world. According to Sanchez and Agpaoa, prostitution is a type of sexual deviation.

TYPES OF PROSTITUTION   

Female Prostitution Male Prostitution Child Prostitution

CAUSES OF PROSTITUTION Poverty  Acculturation  Tourism 

LESSON 4 SOCIAL CONTROL

SOCIAL CONTROL  Ways

in making its members conform and behave according to its norms and standards.

TYPES OF SOCIAL CONTROL  Informal 

Social Control Formal Social Control

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