Sociological Perspectives On Deviance

Deviance From A Sociological Perspective
Deviance anything’s that deviates from what people generally accept as normal. Deviance can be seen in many forms from murder to simply getting a tattoo or tongue piercing. So if to be different is to be deviant.
Deviance is one of the most myth laden of social issues. Most often, myths are simplistic explanations based on an individual’s set of biases. The main problem in dealing with Myths is that they often contain a grain of truth and this makes it difficult to convince people that their belief is really myth. A recognizable myth-belief is that crime is genetic. This is the excuse people make when they assert that there is a relationship between one’s genes and one’s Behavior. This myth explains

Adding impetus to this belief is the idea of revenge; revenge against those who would dare violate the norms of society. Politicians, recognized the popularity of the Public’s desire for vengeance, are encouraged to promote tougher sentencing programs. Adding to the desire for longer prison sentences is the feeling that people are safer from criminals while the latter are in prison. Thus, the increase in the number of persons in prison is a reflection of tougher sentencing laws and not, as the public may believe, of increasing crime rates. Yet when one considers the high rates of repeated criminal behavior despite severe punishment, it must be concluded that there is little or no relationship between incarceration and crime reduction. It is this fact of repeated criminal behavior that leaves Jeffrey Raymond in the third reading in chapter 7: Deviance of the text to declare that the U.S. system of crime control is a failure and, worse, that we have learned nothing from this failure. D. L. Rosenhan discusses the labeling of people as deviant in the final reading of chapter 7 (Cargan & Ballantine 2007 Pg. 209-211). The label, once applied, can seemingly be never removed even if the person is found innocent of deviant behavior. For example, a number of child care workers were accused of being child molesters. Although many were found

Asylums and hospitals both are more of a caregiver facility. They don't really try to solve anything just give you meds to get your mind right enough that you do not pose a threat to yourself or others once cleared as stable they give you a referral for continued outpatient treatment and send you on your was. I learned years ago to be insane is to do the same exact thing and expecting a different outcome. This changed my life for the better and in so many ways. So if I am wrong please don't correct me. the social construction of deviance and what does it mean to be a deviant?
Social construction of deviance: social power, conflict, and Interaction, Violating the norms of society is to be deviant.
Deviant is known for going against social norms or not conforming. Society calls deviant behavior such as murderers and criminals as