Реферат: Social Structure Essay Research Paper Social Structure

Psychological Theories of deviance: Underlying Assumption: deviance is the result of a personality disorder within the individual

1. Sociopath

Sociological Theories of deviance

A. Structural Functionalist Theory: Underlying Assumption: Deviance performs both functions and dysfunctions for society

1. Dysfunctionalist: deviance represents dysfunction and leads to disequilibrium (imbalance) within the social system and must be minimized or eliminated.

2. Functionalist (Durkheim)-deviance serves three functions for society

a. deviance clarifies moral boundaries and affirms norms

b. it promotes social unity

c. it promotes social change

B. Structural Functionalist

Robert Merton’s Strain Theory of Deviance

Individual Response Cultural Goals Legitimacy of Means Conformity accept accept

Innovation accept reject

Ritualism reject accept

Retreatism reject reject

Rebellion reject/substitute reject/substitute

C. Structural Functionalist

Illegitimate Opportunity Theory: Underlying Assumption: not everyone has equal access to deviance.

Symbolic Interactionist theories of deviance

Differential Association Theory

Control Theory

Labeling Theory

Structural Functionalist theories of deviance

Emile Durkheim’s theory

Strain Theory

Illegitimate Opportunity Theory

Conflict theories of deviance

Class dominated theories of deviance

Medicalilzation of deviance