1. CONSTRUCTING DEVIANCE

2. WHAT IS DEVIANCE? Deviance is socially constructed
Deviance is in the eye of the beholder
Deviance by its very nature deviant
Deviance is the flip-side of conformity
The “other”
Creates rules that make some insiders and some outsiders
What are examples of deviance?

3. WHO DETERMINES WHAT IS DEVIANT
Definitions of deviance and what is determined as deviance are a reflection of those with the greatest social power
Laws support one group’s interests and negates the others
Caused by conflicting norms, values, beliefs and most importantly levels of power
Determined by those with the most political, social, religious, and economic power

4. LABELING (societal reaction to deviance)
Draws from Symbolic Interactionism
Focuses on interaction between the “deviant” and the “labeler”
Questions under what circumstances or audiences is a behavior labeled as deviant
Who does the labeling – and who is the labeled
Focuses on issues of power and control
Powerful define deviance

5. CONSEQUENCES LABELING A PERSON OR GROUP AS DEVIANT
Labeled –
identify as deviant
continue behavior in the deviant manner
begin to support the identity of deviant
Labeler
Defines and provides information on which behaviors are considered deviant
puts labeler in role of power

6. The Mark of the Criminal Record by Devah Pager
Focuses on the consequences for employment outcomes of black and white men
Attitudes of employers surrounding both race and ex-cons
Stigmas and identity
What are the long term ramifications of the authors findings?

7. Conclusion Who are the deviants?
What do you think the definition of deviance is?
What is non-deviance?
Who determines what is deviant?
What is the difference between criminological and sociological of deviance?
Can deviance be both positive and negative?