Exam 3: Explaining Deviance: the Perception, Reaction,and Power

Solivetti (2003)found that in Italy,drug addiction is more prevalent in urban areas that have higher incomes and levels of education.

According to Austin Turk (1969),the core struggle in society is between those who are in positions of authority and those who are subject to authority.

The concept of____________ refers to a dominant characteristic by which others identify you,and treat you accordingly.

From the perspective of symbolic interactionism,which of the following is an example of symbolic communication?

In contrast to Functionalist theories,Interpretive and critical theories DO NOT focus on:

Explain why deviance specialists that lean toward the more subjective end of the objective-subjective continuum find interpretive theories and critical theories to be the most useful in their analyses.

Consider Goffman's (1959)notion of dramaturgy.Describe its basic assumptions,and distinguish between front-stage selves and back-stage selves.Explain how these assumptions and concepts are related to the concept of stigmatization,and describe how Americans of Middle-Eastern descent have responded to being stigmatized since 9/11.

Consider the example of homosexuality.Select one interpretive theory and one critical theory.Then compare and contrast the nature of the analysis of homosexuality that might be offered within each of these two theories.

The concept of the deviant career refers to those people who make their living through deviance (e.g.by selling stolen cars).

Reintegrative shaming illustrates the potentially positive consequences of stigmatization.

According to Goffman's (1959)notion of dramaturgy,impression management occurs with the front-stage self rather than the back-stage self.

The difference between Marxist conflict theories and pluralist conflict theories is that the former emphasize economic inequality,while the latter emphasize multiple axes of inequality.

Victor (2004)investigated the roles of labelling theory,the general theory of crime,and differential association theory in explaining risky sexual behaviour among a group of adolescent girls.In Victor's final model,which factors contributed to risky sexual behaviour?

Sandi has been smoking marijuana for a few months.One day,the thought suddenly occurs to her that she is now one of those "potheads" that she used to Make fun of.Within the model of the deviant career,Sandi has just encountered a

Applying postmodern theory,we would conclude that any notion of a dominant moral code by which we can determine "deviance" and "normality" is being eroded.

Apply the following assumptions of symbolic interactionism to your own life: (a)role-taking; (b)looking glass self; (c)significant others; and (d)generalized other.Explain how each of these concepts has played a role in your own understandings of "deviance" and "normality".

As a result of false consciousness,society's masses believe that they have more freedom than they actually do.

Although labelling theory suggests a person's identity changes as a result of being labeled,the notion of the dramatization of evil maintains that identity remains stable.

Robinson (2008)found that anarchist groups have responded to a panoptical society by making greater use of media to communicate their ideology to a wider audience.

According to symbolic interactionists,the process of role-taking enables us to determine meaning by trying to understand the world from other people's points of view.