During this video he described each step of stratification which was a helpful understanding. He is correct because we are layerd in many ways. People are layered almost everyday. Some people dont realize at the time of judging that each individual is different. Sometimes judging can be more than just what we think it is, it becomes physical too. For instance with the yoga pants, some people think if you are overweight then yoga pants should not be worn by these people. But who is one to judge or tell a person they should not wear these because they don't look how they should. If they are comfortable to an overwieght person then why should anything else matter. I personally do not believe in people beong judged unless it is for a problematic reason. But to tell someone what they can and can't do is crossing the line. We have our freedom and we will use it as we will. Summer001
I think that the judging done is pretty innocent. It's just natural to notice the difference that isn't normal where you're from. You make a great point with the yoga pants being acceptable by one body type rather than another. Adding to that, I've also seen it be frowned upon when women who have curves, or what's considered a nice figure, to be labeled as promiscuous. In other situations, girls who are pretty flat in certain areas aren't usually looked at as those with deviant behavior. I don't think that fair at all. Taylojj2
I totally agree with you Packers. I learned a new way of thinking on this subject as well. Just proves change and being a nonconformist can be a good thing for society. Out of curiosity, why do we think deviance is a bad word? Just going against the norm again and how much we are told not to or to feel like that is a bad thing. WonderWoman001
This video was helpful in understanding the global steps of stratification and how we measure the differences, weather the are big differences or small minute ones. I tend to lean more toward the conflict view, I would disagree that social stratification is good for society. So few people are reaping the benefits of the many people being exploited within this system. I think we always need some kind of change in our lives to keep us going forward and not get stuck in the same ole, same ole and chasing our tail. grateful001
I think this is a good point. I think there's some fancy word for trying to work together and focus on the things that we share in common instead of concentrating on those differences that set us apart. Believe it or not, since we are all human beings, we all have quite a bit in common. Maybe wealth or the lack thereof makes a big difference in the severity of the problems we face, but on a very basic level, we all share the same basic human needs of feeding, clothing and finding shelter. Even if this looks drastically different for different people, it's a common experience that should help us to relate to one another. thestig001
I agree with you grateful001 because I feel that stratification is affecting people more than helping them. Depending on the people were around can affect the social stratification because we could look different to them from another persons outlook. A person who is in the higher class may look down on a lower class person and judge their beliefs. Wealth has a lot to do with society and where we have come from. Also I do agree with how our society needs to change because we do need different in our society to keep it up to date. Summer001
Social stratification being the hierarchy of a society is really evident in the very short and false world of high school. For four years people are put into these superficial layers and they play a role with that layer. No matter how false it is, it is detrimental to those who can’t handle being rejected and puts a large scar on those who don’t feel accepted for the layer that they represent. Spending even one year out of that environment, you can look back and know that those layers are chains that others have tried to force on you to control you in the society that they made up. Arizona001
Deviance has a negative connotation to it when I hear it. When I hear it, the synonyms to it that come to mind are unhealthy, skewed, backwards, and unpleasant. Social deviances then, are behaviors that are nonconforming and not in line with the goal of where society wants to go. The problem then becomes leaving those who aren’t playing by the rules behind. But when I stop to think about that statement, I want to ask who made the goal and who made the rules? Who says I need to participate or even care about the game being played? If I do care, why do I care? Arizona001
I thought the same thing when I first heard the term deviance. I think it's actually commonly misused, because I would associate some of those same synonyms with deviance. However, the definition of deviance that google gives is "the fact or state of departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behavior." Since deviant behavior simply varies from the "accepted standards" this doesn't mean that it has to be negative. In my mind, that makes deviance neutral, in itself neither positive nor negative. thestig001
I believe that the reason that deviance is so misused is because whenever anyone hears it is because of a bad reason. Since innovation and deviance are nearly synonymous as we've learned if a deviance is considered good or helpful to society the word that people use to describe it is innovative. It's only when used negatively do people really hear it. Delta001
This idea of stratification is pretty interesting and I think it's exhibited most clearly in the U.S. when we compare blue collar jobs to white collar jobs. I think its fair to say that SOME people with more prestigious white collar jobs (lawyer, politician, etc.) definitely look down on people with blue collar jobs (factory workers, plumbers, etc.) as belonging to a lower social class. Although this stratification isn't quite as clearly defined as in other other countries (take India and the "help"/home owner relationship) it, unfortunately definitely still exists, which is a pretty sad thing. I think it's really interesting how the existence of these different classes can really make interactions between the two quite awkward and even difficult. thestig001
Trust me it is not that bad how it seems. The norms are that the lower class and upper class don't interact much or look down upon. In reality they are respected a lot, people who work for the families have stayed with them since years. Their kids attend school, the drivers are respected as well. Interestingly nobody refers to them by their names or anything but they call the "helpers" uncle and aunty, just so they don't feel bad. They are really not treated bad, their kids go off to do much better things in life. These helpers are treated as families. khush001
Met someone at the gym once a real clean cut dressed well normal looking guy. After working out both of us got changed out at the same time and when he removed his shirt on his back was a huge tattoo of devil horns and across his back was 666 from shoulder to shoulder. After that I switched gyms. I didn't want anything to do with that guy. I don't want to associate with those people. TooTall001
I found it to be interesting that deviance while at first it sounds negative is really necessary in society. Without it there would not be innovation, and to progress we need that. Or else society could become stagnant and not work. Labeling theory the idea that deviance and conformity result from how others respond to the actions of people not just what they do is very interesting to me. In general people want to conform at some level, they just don't want to be different. I think embracing our differences makes life more interesting. WonderWoman001
I would agree. I think it is interesting how innovation can be labeled "deviant" but yet is necessary to keep our society moving forward. Without technology and innovation, I would not be typing on my computer right now or watching YouTube videos. Deviance really is a fascinating topic because there are so many different facets of deviance. I used to think deviance was all bad, but now I know that deviance can be a good thing. swimmer001
I agree without the negative deviance there wouldn't be positive deviance's. without a response to one or the other we wouldn't have change in our society.TooTall001
Wonderwoman001 I found the Deviance video interesting as well like he said if there was not any deviance in society the world would be “dead” in a way not active. We need deviance in the world to keep it going. It is kind of like the air we breathe we have to have it to keep going. LAWS001
I also found the subject of deviance and labeling theory very interesting. Embracing our differences does really make life more interesting. It would be a really boring society if everyone did the same things and it would also be very non productive. We as a society need to be aware of deviance not only the bad but also the good. Many important changes in society can be attributed by a deviant act. SVT001.
Norms come from family and culture. With that being said if your family does one thing a certain way, but another family (maybe from another culture) does the same thing another way, then you might think that family is being deviant. In reality, you and the other family just have different standards of norms. I find it interesting that sociologists do not look at things being right or wrong but instead deviant because they are different than the norms of a culture. I personally believe there can be a right and wrong in society. Where we can find the truth of right and wrong is from the Bible. Also, I find it interesting that innovation, like the cell phone, was once called a "deviant" invention. But it did go against the culture norms at the time. Primary deviance is like someone flicking off another driver. Doing that action won't get that person into prison (unless it is directed at a police officer), but that is not something kind to do. A secondary deviance is like criminals who live in that pattern of life. swimmer001
I like what you said when talking about the sociologists. It's fascinating to me as well to think that sociologists have to almost put the blinders on from the outside world and look at things as if they aren't deviant. I also liked your family deviance example. Just because other people consider something deviant doesn't make it so. It's just that our cultural norms have told us that whatever they are doing is deviant. glassonion001
One thing that our textbook highlighted about deviance was the fact that widespread deviant behavior can lead to disregard for rules and laws. This makes sense, because people tend to jump on the bandwagon and defend violating social norms and mores not because they think that it's ok, but because everybody else is doing it. I think it's interesting to consider that, if enough people disregard the accepted norms, what they really end up doing is forming new norms which contradict the olds ones. This could make figuring out what the norm really is a hard task. However, in my opinion, breaking the norms that exist just because everybody else is doing it isn't very logical. Just because everybody else jumps off a cliff, do you follow them? It seems to me that one dangerous tendency of society in general is how it makes people want to fit and jump on the band-wagon. thestig001
With Deviance you learn things from what’s right or from what’s wrong. Normative order as a social construction and things that depart from it are deviant. The deviance is not always bad, the deviance may be primary or secondary, and deviance has some contradicting functions in society. First deviance is not always bad, an example of the cell phone is deviant but not bad. Bad and good are in someone’s belief system on their values what they believe in. Primary suggest that deviance is something that happens on a daily basis things that people think are negative but wouldn’t put anyone in jail. Secondary, people living a lifestyle of deviance thinking of deviance ideas. Negative and positive ideas. Conformity getting good grades not being deviant at all. Without deviant acts things would not be inactive. LAWS001
In my job I get to see a lot of deviance. There are many normal ways of living that I have been taught through my entire life. When I first started in Emergency Medical Services I was "green" and new. I had a fairly sheltered life growing up. I knew that there was bad and evil in the world but I really had never witnessed it firsthand. Deviance is not always bad it can sometimes be good. Unfortunately when you need a paramedic you are normally not doing good deviant acts, it is usually a not so good deviant act. It is interesting to think about how deviance can keep a society stable. I could even consider my job a little deviant. I like to take care of the sickest of patients (traumatic injuries, severely ill, and near death). This to most people would be strange. I think we as a society must recognize and always be adapting the "normal" ways of life. SVT001.
I really like how you incorporated your work title and duties into this topic. I agree, many people may find it difficult to be in your shoes. Many people like their nine to five jobs so knowing what you have chosen as your career can be strange but also highly impressive. I never thought of someone's job as deviance but I do agree on your view. Toby001
Well, as far as strange, it sounds like to me that you like nursing, and probably the challenges that come with the trauma that you described. Also, I'd myself much rather deal with the rescue patients, unlike hospitalized patients, you probably don't have any personal history, or sentimental attachment to the E.R. , or surgical patients. This would be greatly less stressful not to have to interact with all the emotions. But yes, trauma may reach out of the typical idea of normal for nursing .Rosebudd001
When I use to the hear word deviant I would get a negative image in my head. However, in this video the three minute Sociologist explained the steps of stratification thoroughly, which opened my eyes. At first the word deviant to me meant someone that was always getting into trouble with the law, at school or home. Now my thoughts toward the word is just someone that stands outs or strays away from the norms. Looking back at high school I guess many students were deviants because, I know multiple people that dressed or even acted slightly different from the rest. I guess standing up for your personal religion when surrounded by a group of atheist even considers you a deviant. I really took a lot from this video. Toby001
I must admit I had the same prejudice towards anyone labeled a deviant. I come from a rather right wing family (my grandpa goes door to door registering people for the republican party!) which I can imagine would probably label me as a deviant in many communities. I wonder what other ways I have been a deviant and never even recognized it. Hopefully I won't stigmatize the Republican party as much as my grandpa has. Karma001
This man brought up a good point about deviance's and that is they are made up in the culture and society that the person grows up in. What may be considered a deviance here might be perfectly acceptable in another country, or even another state. This man takes a Durkheim approach to deviance by saying that deviance isn't a bad thing. This vlogger, like Durkheim believes that deviance is necessary for society to progress. I thought that this man was insightful and helpful in explaining what deviance is and giving examples of it. glassonion001
Yep he did bring up a good point about culture and society in how everyone differs based on how they grew up. It is true. Everything one goes through impacts what they believe in and so much more.
I would argue against Durkheim's approach that deviance isn't a bad thing. It may be a good thing some of the time, but when it is continually perpetuated it creates abhorrent unrealities, for example the idea of Moral Relativism. To say that deviance is a driving factor for societal change would be correct. To say that that that societal change is inherently not bad is short-sighted and wishful thinking. FreedomUnderGod001
Viewing the deviant as the harbinger of social change is very interesting to think about. What we can consider odd, even taboo could someday be the social norm. The sexual revolution of the 1960’s is a prime example of this. The sexual issues that were raised and dramatically confronted in that decade and the several to follow clearly demonstrate a deviant subculture gaining affecting the social norm. Mass Media demonstrates the significantly differents between the view of sexuality of past two decades from those before the sexual revolution. What would be considered completely inappropriate for public viewing in the 50’s, such as premarital sex or homosexuality, is common on many modern television shows. As expected the opposition to such sexual orientations has also dramatically decreased as shown by the diagram on page 179 of our textbook, revealing the sharp decrease of opposition towards homosexuality. Karma001
It'd odd how a word like deviance which I've always thought had a negative connotation is actually very helpful in helping society grow. Whenever I have heard the word before it was to describe something bad in a negative way about how they disrupt and hurt society. And while this may still be true it some ways it is very nice to know that deviance is what causes societal progression. Whether this means by innovating a new technology or by bringing social issues to light like inequality. Deviants are the ones who push these things to front and create the opportunity to move forward as society. Delta001
Ok, so yeah I've been there I have said whoah that's weird to things I have seen or heard. A prime example for that would be getting tatted because I have the believe that it is not cute no matter what design you get. Once you get older its gonna look gross. I'm a plain person I like being natural in my own way. Me getting tatted is out of the picture. Plus I believe in our bodies are the temple of god. I have respect for those who are tatted but, a tattoo for me uhhh no gracias chao. HollaGurl001
Deviance, is a again a natural thing. In high school itself, teenage pregnant moms, those females are looked upon. I am sorry to point it out but because of cultural barriers and moving from a different country to me those female, I looked at them like someone who broke social norms. Which is unacceptable to the kind of background I come from. It took me pretty much entire high school to get used to the sight I was seeing. Later on opening up to people and talking to others when they felt the same way I realized I was not the only one who looked at teenagers differently. khush001
Deviance in itself is tricky, as it is the same from one culture to another. You hear that word, and you automatically think negative. But most deviant behavior is just changed behavior after knowledge. Think of this, if you saw me driving on the right hand side of the car, and on the right hand side of the road you'd think that I was nuts. Obviously deviant to our norm, but perfectly natural and correct in England. If I were driving over there, then I would be legal, and fit right in .This is an example of primary deviance, where there isn't any law broken, just social snickering. The secondary deviant is the one who is illegal in actions,more from learing to live a negative lifestyle. Rosebudd001
I really like how the sociologist points out that deviance doesn't necessarily mean something bad. Today in class, it was pointed out that it was once "evil" behavior of whites to sit with blacks. These acts would later be done so much that it is now accepted as normal behavior. This really stuck with me because it made me think about the things we now consider taboo to possibly be the norm in the future. For some of us, certain deviant behavior isn't really acknowledged but it is noticed. We may not start a fight about, it will make you give someone second look. I wouldn't consider the action to be deviant if it could be regularly done in front of society and not get noticed as something different. Taylojj2
Either due to my inherent disconnect with my emotions or the fact that my father taught me with statistics from a young age, I have never ever connected the word "deviance" with any connotation of badness. I was taught never to look at populations as generalizations, but instead as distributions. Deviance is an expected value, if you don't have deviance then all of your data points are the same, and we all know that humans are obviously not all the same. When it starts to become interesting from a sociological perspective is when the higher deviations of a distribution become the average of a population. To put it simply, n= Initial Average of Population sd=Standard Deviation of Population n'=New Average of Population sd'=New Average of Population
When sd=n' that is when entire societies experience cultural shift, as a result the -sd'=n making the initial average the new deviance of the population.
During this video he described each step of stratification which was a helpful understanding. He is correct because we are layerd in many ways. People are layered almost everyday. Some people dont realize at the time of judging that each individual is different. Sometimes judging can be more than just what we think it is, it becomes physical too. For instance with the yoga pants, some people think if you are overweight then yoga pants should not be worn by these people. But who is one to judge or tell a person they should not wear these because they don't look how they should. If they are comfortable to an overwieght person then why should anything else matter. I personally do not believe in people beong judged unless it is for a problematic reason. But to tell someone what they can and can't do is crossing the line. We have our freedom and we will use it as we will.
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I think that the judging done is pretty innocent. It's just natural to notice the difference that isn't normal where you're from. You make a great point with the yoga pants being acceptable by one body type rather than another. Adding to that, I've also seen it be frowned upon when women who have curves, or what's considered a nice figure, to be labeled as promiscuous. In other situations, girls who are pretty flat in certain areas aren't usually looked at as those with deviant behavior. I don't think that fair at all. Taylojj2
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DeleteI totally agree with you Packers. I learned a new way of thinking on this subject as well. Just proves change and being a nonconformist can be a good thing for society. Out of curiosity, why do we think deviance is a bad word? Just going against the norm again and how much we are told not to or to feel like that is a bad thing. WonderWoman001
DeleteThis video was helpful in understanding the global steps of stratification and how we measure the differences, weather the are big differences or small minute ones. I tend to lean more toward the conflict view, I would disagree that social stratification is good for society. So few people are reaping the benefits of the many people being exploited within this system. I think we always need some kind of change in our lives to keep us going forward and not get stuck in the same ole, same ole and chasing our tail.
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I think this is a good point. I think there's some fancy word for trying to work together and focus on the things that we share in common instead of concentrating on those differences that set us apart. Believe it or not, since we are all human beings, we all have quite a bit in common. Maybe wealth or the lack thereof makes a big difference in the severity of the problems we face, but on a very basic level, we all share the same basic human needs of feeding, clothing and finding shelter. Even if this looks drastically different for different people, it's a common experience that should help us to relate to one another.
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I agree with you grateful001 because I feel that stratification is affecting people more than helping them. Depending on the people were around can affect the social stratification because we could look different to them from another persons outlook. A person who is in the higher class may look down on a lower class person and judge their beliefs. Wealth has a lot to do with society and where we have come from. Also I do agree with how our society needs to change because we do need different in our society to keep it up to date.
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Social stratification being the hierarchy of a society is really evident in the very short and false world of high school. For four years people are put into these superficial layers and they play a role with that layer. No matter how false it is, it is detrimental to those who can’t handle being rejected and puts a large scar on those who don’t feel accepted for the layer that they represent. Spending even one year out of that environment, you can look back and know that those layers are chains that others have tried to force on you to control you in the society that they made up. Arizona001
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DeleteDeviance has a negative connotation to it when I hear it. When I hear it, the synonyms to it that come to mind are unhealthy, skewed, backwards, and unpleasant. Social deviances then, are behaviors that are nonconforming and not in line with the goal of where society wants to go. The problem then becomes leaving those who aren’t playing by the rules behind. But when I stop to think about that statement, I want to ask who made the goal and who made the rules? Who says I need to participate or even care about the game being played? If I do care, why do I care? Arizona001
ReplyDeleteI thought the same thing when I first heard the term deviance. I think it's actually commonly misused, because I would associate some of those same synonyms with deviance. However, the definition of deviance that google gives is "the fact or state of departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behavior." Since deviant behavior simply varies from the "accepted standards" this doesn't mean that it has to be negative. In my mind, that makes deviance neutral, in itself neither positive nor negative.
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I believe that the reason that deviance is so misused is because whenever anyone hears it is because of a bad reason. Since innovation and deviance are nearly synonymous as we've learned if a deviance is considered good or helpful to society the word that people use to describe it is innovative. It's only when used negatively do people really hear it.
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This idea of stratification is pretty interesting and I think it's exhibited most clearly in the U.S. when we compare blue collar jobs to white collar jobs. I think its fair to say that SOME people with more prestigious white collar jobs (lawyer, politician, etc.) definitely look down on people with blue collar jobs (factory workers, plumbers, etc.) as belonging to a lower social class. Although this stratification isn't quite as clearly defined as in other other countries (take India and the "help"/home owner relationship) it, unfortunately definitely still exists, which is a pretty sad thing. I think it's really interesting how the existence of these different classes can really make interactions between the two quite awkward and even difficult.
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Trust me it is not that bad how it seems. The norms are that the lower class and upper class don't interact much or look down upon. In reality they are respected a lot, people who work for the families have stayed with them since years. Their kids attend school, the drivers are respected as well. Interestingly nobody refers to them by their names or anything but they call the "helpers" uncle and aunty, just so they don't feel bad. They are really not treated bad, their kids go off to do much better things in life. These helpers are treated as families. khush001
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ReplyDeleteMet someone at the gym once a real clean cut dressed well normal looking guy. After working out both of us got changed out at the same time and when he removed his shirt on his back was a huge tattoo of devil horns and across his back was 666 from shoulder to shoulder. After that I switched gyms. I didn't want anything to do with that guy. I don't want to associate with those people. TooTall001
ReplyDeleteI found it to be interesting that deviance while at first it sounds negative is really necessary in society. Without it there would not be innovation, and to progress we need that. Or else society could become stagnant and not work. Labeling theory the idea that deviance and conformity result from how others respond to the actions of people not just what they do is very interesting to me. In general people want to conform at some level, they just don't want to be different. I think embracing our differences makes life more interesting. WonderWoman001
ReplyDeleteI would agree. I think it is interesting how innovation can be labeled "deviant" but yet is necessary to keep our society moving forward. Without technology and innovation, I would not be typing on my computer right now or watching YouTube videos. Deviance really is a fascinating topic because there are so many different facets of deviance. I used to think deviance was all bad, but now I know that deviance can be a good thing.
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I agree without the negative deviance there wouldn't be positive deviance's. without a response to one or the other we wouldn't have change in our society.TooTall001
DeleteWonderwoman001 I found the Deviance video interesting as well like he said if there was not any deviance in society the world would be “dead” in a way not active. We need deviance in the world to keep it going. It is kind of like the air we breathe we have to have it to keep going. LAWS001
DeleteI also found the subject of deviance and labeling theory very interesting. Embracing our differences does really make life more interesting. It would be a really boring society if everyone did the same things and it would also be very non productive. We as a society need to be aware of deviance not only the bad but also the good. Many important changes in society can be attributed by a deviant act. SVT001.
DeleteNorms come from family and culture. With that being said if your family does one thing a certain way, but another family (maybe from another culture) does the same thing another way, then you might think that family is being deviant. In reality, you and the other family just have different standards of norms. I find it interesting that sociologists do not look at things being right or wrong but instead deviant because they are different than the norms of a culture. I personally believe there can be a right and wrong in society. Where we can find the truth of right and wrong is from the Bible. Also, I find it interesting that innovation, like the cell phone, was once called a "deviant" invention. But it did go against the culture norms at the time. Primary deviance is like someone flicking off another driver. Doing that action won't get that person into prison (unless it is directed at a police officer), but that is not something kind to do. A secondary deviance is like criminals who live in that pattern of life.
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I like what you said when talking about the sociologists. It's fascinating to me as well to think that sociologists have to almost put the blinders on from the outside world and look at things as if they aren't deviant. I also liked your family deviance example. Just because other people consider something deviant doesn't make it so. It's just that our cultural norms have told us that whatever they are doing is deviant. glassonion001
DeleteOne thing that our textbook highlighted about deviance was the fact that widespread deviant behavior can lead to disregard for rules and laws. This makes sense, because people tend to jump on the bandwagon and defend violating social norms and mores not because they think that it's ok, but because everybody else is doing it. I think it's interesting to consider that, if enough people disregard the accepted norms, what they really end up doing is forming new norms which contradict the olds ones. This could make figuring out what the norm really is a hard task. However, in my opinion, breaking the norms that exist just because everybody else is doing it isn't very logical. Just because everybody else jumps off a cliff, do you follow them? It seems to me that one dangerous tendency of society in general is how it makes people want to fit and jump on the band-wagon.
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With Deviance you learn things from what’s right or from what’s wrong. Normative order as a social construction and things that depart from it are deviant. The deviance is not always bad, the deviance may be primary or secondary, and deviance has some contradicting functions in society. First deviance is not always bad, an example of the cell phone is deviant but not bad. Bad and good are in someone’s belief system on their values what they believe in. Primary suggest that deviance is something that happens on a daily basis things that people think are negative but wouldn’t put anyone in jail. Secondary, people living a lifestyle of deviance thinking of deviance ideas. Negative and positive ideas. Conformity getting good grades not being deviant at all. Without deviant acts things would not be inactive. LAWS001
ReplyDeleteIn my job I get to see a lot of deviance. There are many normal ways of living that I have been taught through my entire life. When I first started in Emergency Medical Services I was "green" and new. I had a fairly sheltered life growing up. I knew that there was bad and evil in the world but I really had never witnessed it firsthand. Deviance is not always bad it can sometimes be good. Unfortunately when you need a paramedic you are normally not doing good deviant acts, it is usually a not so good deviant act. It is interesting to think about how deviance can keep a society stable. I could even consider my job a little deviant. I like to take care of the sickest of patients (traumatic injuries, severely ill, and near death). This to most people would be strange. I think we as a society must recognize and always be adapting the "normal" ways of life. SVT001.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you incorporated your work title and duties into this topic. I agree, many people may find it difficult to be in your shoes. Many people like their nine to five jobs so knowing what you have chosen as your career can be strange but also highly impressive. I never thought of someone's job as deviance but I do agree on your view. Toby001
DeleteWell, as far as strange, it sounds like to me that you like nursing, and probably the challenges that come with the trauma that you described. Also, I'd myself much rather deal with the rescue patients, unlike hospitalized patients, you probably don't have any personal history, or sentimental attachment to the E.R. , or surgical patients. This would be greatly less stressful not to have to interact with all the emotions. But yes, trauma may reach out of the typical idea of normal for nursing .Rosebudd001
DeleteWhen I use to the hear word deviant I would get a negative image in my head. However, in this video the three minute Sociologist explained the steps of stratification thoroughly, which opened my eyes. At first the word deviant to me meant someone that was always getting into trouble with the law, at school or home. Now my thoughts toward the word is just someone that stands outs or strays away from the norms. Looking back at high school I guess many students were deviants because, I know multiple people that dressed or even acted slightly different from the rest. I guess standing up for your personal religion when surrounded by a group of atheist even considers you a deviant. I really took a lot from this video. Toby001
ReplyDeleteI must admit I had the same prejudice towards anyone labeled a deviant. I come from a rather right wing family (my grandpa goes door to door registering people for the republican party!) which I can imagine would probably label me as a deviant in many communities. I wonder what other ways I have been a deviant and never even recognized it. Hopefully I won't stigmatize the Republican party as much as my grandpa has. Karma001
DeleteThis man brought up a good point about deviance's and that is they are made up in the culture and society that the person grows up in. What may be considered a deviance here might be perfectly acceptable in another country, or even another state. This man takes a Durkheim approach to deviance by saying that deviance isn't a bad thing. This vlogger, like Durkheim believes that deviance is necessary for society to progress. I thought that this man was insightful and helpful in explaining what deviance is and giving examples of it. glassonion001
ReplyDeleteYep he did bring up a good point about culture and society in how everyone differs based on how they grew up. It is true. Everything one goes through impacts what they believe in and so much more.
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I would argue against Durkheim's approach that deviance isn't a bad thing. It may be a good thing some of the time, but when it is continually perpetuated it creates abhorrent unrealities, for example the idea of Moral Relativism. To say that deviance is a driving factor for societal change would be correct. To say that that that societal change is inherently not bad is short-sighted and wishful thinking. FreedomUnderGod001
DeleteViewing the deviant as the harbinger of social change is very interesting to think about. What we can consider odd, even taboo could someday be the social norm. The sexual revolution of the 1960’s is a prime example of this. The sexual issues that were raised and dramatically confronted in that decade and the several to follow clearly demonstrate a deviant subculture gaining affecting the social norm. Mass Media demonstrates the significantly differents between the view of sexuality of past two decades from those before the sexual revolution. What would be considered completely inappropriate for public viewing in the 50’s, such as premarital sex or homosexuality, is common on many modern television shows. As expected the opposition to such sexual orientations has also dramatically decreased as shown by the diagram on page 179 of our textbook, revealing the sharp decrease of opposition towards homosexuality. Karma001
ReplyDeleteIt'd odd how a word like deviance which I've always thought had a negative connotation is actually very helpful in helping society grow. Whenever I have heard the word before it was to describe something bad in a negative way about how they disrupt and hurt society. And while this may still be true it some ways it is very nice to know that deviance is what causes societal progression. Whether this means by innovating a new technology or by bringing social issues to light like inequality. Deviants are the ones who push these things to front and create the opportunity to move forward as society.
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Ok, so yeah I've been there I have said whoah that's weird to things I have seen or heard. A prime example for that would be getting tatted because I have the believe that it is not cute no matter what design you get. Once you get older its gonna look gross. I'm a plain person I like being natural in my own way. Me getting tatted is out of the picture. Plus I believe in our bodies are the temple of god. I have respect for those who are tatted but, a tattoo for me uhhh no gracias chao.
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Deviance, is a again a natural thing. In high school itself, teenage pregnant moms, those females are looked upon. I am sorry to point it out but because of cultural barriers and moving from a different country to me those female, I looked at them like someone who broke social norms. Which is unacceptable to the kind of background I come from. It took me pretty much entire high school to get used to the sight I was seeing. Later on opening up to people and talking to others when they felt the same way I realized I was not the only one who looked at teenagers differently.
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Deviance in itself is tricky, as it is the same from one culture to another. You hear that word, and you automatically think negative. But most deviant behavior is just changed behavior after knowledge. Think of this, if you saw me driving on the right hand side of the car, and on the right hand side of the road you'd think that I was nuts. Obviously deviant to our norm, but perfectly natural and correct in England. If I were driving over there, then I would be legal, and fit right in .This is an example of primary deviance, where there isn't any law broken, just social snickering. The secondary deviant is the one who is illegal in actions,more from learing to live a negative lifestyle. Rosebudd001
ReplyDeleteI really like how the sociologist points out that deviance doesn't necessarily mean something bad. Today in class, it was pointed out that it was once "evil" behavior of whites to sit with blacks. These acts would later be done so much that it is now accepted as normal behavior. This really stuck with me because it made me think about the things we now consider taboo to possibly be the norm in the future. For some of us, certain deviant behavior isn't really acknowledged but it is noticed. We may not start a fight about, it will make you give someone second look. I wouldn't consider the action to be deviant if it could be regularly done in front of society and not get noticed as something different. Taylojj2
ReplyDeleteEither due to my inherent disconnect with my emotions or the fact that my father taught me with statistics from a young age, I have never ever connected the word "deviance" with any connotation of badness. I was taught never to look at populations as generalizations, but instead as distributions. Deviance is an expected value, if you don't have deviance then all of your data points are the same, and we all know that humans are obviously not all the same. When it starts to become interesting from a sociological perspective is when the higher deviations of a distribution become the average of a population. To put it simply,
ReplyDeleten= Initial Average of Population
sd=Standard Deviation of Population
n'=New Average of Population
sd'=New Average of Population
When sd=n' that is when entire societies experience cultural shift, as a result
the -sd'=n making the initial average the new deviance of the population.
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