Exam 10: The “Deviance Dance” Continues

The claims to "truth" made by scientists are unaffected by political, religious, or commercial interests.

Give three examples of self-regulation that have been discussed in relation to substantive issues contained in the textbook.

Deviance specialists with more objective interests focus their analyses on the deviant act, characteristic, or person.

Which of the following is a human rights document?

Sexual orientation has been integrated into the human rights documents of some nations.

Which of the following reflects a more subjective approach to the study of deviance?

In contemporary Canada, sexuality is socially controlled through

In modern state systems (e.g., Canada), religion no longer influences dominant moral codes.

The process of deinstitutionalization illustrates how the social control of mental illness has changed over time.

Contrast more objective and more subjective approaches to understanding deviance. Where do you fall along the objective-subjective continuum? Explain your answer, using specific examples as support.

The medical community plays a role in the social typing of "too fat".

When is violating someone's human rights considered to be legitimate, according to human rights documents?

The belief that an individual should not be discriminated against based on their genetic traits is supported by the

The world's first human rights document was created in Britain in the 1880s.

____________ was perceived as legally, socially and morally acceptable in Canada for most of the 19th century, but is now largely perceived as "deviant".

List the core themes that are present in diverse human rights documents, and link each of those themes to specific issues that have been addressed in the textbook.

Subjective interests in a person being "too fat" or "too thin" have to do with the potential health risks and not with standards of physical beauty.

Analyses of power are central to deviance research that leans toward the more objective end of the objective-subjective continuum.

According to your textbook, where can we search for potential universal standards related to the social typing of deviance?

The concept of the deviance dance applies to those situations where everyone agrees on an issue and how to resolve it, as well as those situations where various groups have completely different points of view on an issue and how to resolve it.