Deck 38: Coming Out All Over: Deviants and the Politics of Social Problems, John Ikitsuse

Question 1

In Kitsuse's article, why are deviants "coming out all over again"?

A)To ask for sympathy from the general population
B)To ask for economic benefits
C)To profess their values and lifestyles
D)To engage in stigma management

Answer 1

To profess their values and lifestyles

Question 2

An example/examples of the "coming out all over again" (Kitsuse's) of deviants would be ______.

A)Gay pride movement
B)Campaign for the legal use of marijuana
C)Campaign for the demedicalization of sadomasochism
D)All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

Kitsuse's main critique of the concept of deviance is that _____.

A)It is both too inclusive and exclusive
B)It is outdated because there are no longer deviants
C)It is outdated because we can treat deviants medically
D)It is just fine as it is

Answer 3

It is both too inclusive and exclusive

Question 4

According to Kitsuse, tertiary deviance occurs where ____.

A)Deviants try to fix or hide their deviance
B)Deviants rejected the negative identity of deviance and reassert their rights
C)Deviants party hard despite social criticism
D)Deviants attempt to establish their own cities with strict rules of citizenship

Question 5

According to Kitsuse, the "new deviants" _____.

A)Shift the negative identity of deviance to those who do the labeling
B)Are better at managing their spoiled identity
C)Use new technologies to get rid of their deviant characteristics
D)All of the above

Question 6

The movement for queer citizenship, discussed by Kitsuse, is likely an example of _____.

A)Primary deviance
B)Resistance
C)Biopower
D)Folk devils

Question 7

In what ways are Kitsuse's ideas of citizenship and "coming out all over" the opposite viewpoint of Goffman's stigma? Pick any type of "deviant individual" and discuss how they might respond to stigma and discrimination against them.