2. The cost and benefits of deviance can occur on both the individual (micro) and the societal (meso and Macro) levels Costs = negatives Eg. Micro – If I decided to steal a dress from a store. One individual cost could be the feeling of shame or guilt I experience Macro – In the same scenario a social cost would include increasing crime rates and subsequently the financial burden on society for dealing with this

3. Benefits = positives e.g. Individual – If the school were to experience a fire and an evacuation was necessary, everyone in the school would have to follow the evacuation procedures. If I were to deviate from this and go back into a burning building to save a student, my deviance would be rewarded and condoned as bravery. From this I would experience a high level of satisfaction with myself. Social – Dr. Martin Luther King was a civil rights activist. He challenged the social norms resulting in widespread social change.

4. In the previous examples, the following can be said: 1. A cost of deviance would be that deviance is costly to society And 2. Deviance can lead to social change.

5. Your turn. Can you think of any costs or benefits of deviance? Cost of Deviance (Negatives) Benefits of Deviance (Positives)

6. Cost and Benefits of Deviance Cost of Deviance (Negatives) Benefits of Deviance (Positives) Deviance erodes trust Deviance, If not corrected/punished, can result in nonconformity of others Deviance stimulates more deviance Deviance is expensive Deviance clarifies norms Deviance can be a temporary safety valve Deviance increases unity within a society or group Deviance promotes needed social change