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Deviation and Social Control
Deviation and Social Control
Deviation and Social Control
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BBA
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Today’s objectives
To clarify the concept of deviation along with its
Types and Forms.
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Definitions of Deviation
What is Deviation?
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Conclusion
Every Society has its own principles laws, norms, and rules.
These are formed according to socio economic and religo-
geographical particular environment of the each society. These
are made for the welfare and betterment of the masses so that
system of rights and duties agreed in society continue
smoothly. That’s why in child hood it is taught to the children
to follow these patterns of social behavior through
socialization. Despite this fact, some people break norms,
rules and laws or they don’t act upon them. Such people are
called Deviant Character in Society.
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Kinds of Deviation
1) Disapproved: some people in the society violate the existing
patterns and rules of the society for their personal benefits e.g.
Criminals, Robbers, Smugglers etc. this is a sort of Disapproved
Deviation.
2) Approved: there are some people in the society who do not like
the prevalent norms and laws. They consider their right to violate
such norms and laws. They even express their violation through
their words and acts. They do not hide from the others. They even
instigate others to imitate them. Such people are normally called
revolutionary people which is some how approved in different
societies.
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3) Relative and Absolute Deviation : most people in
modern societies are neither completely conformist nor
completely deviant. A completely deviant person would
have a hard time staying alive. Nearly all “Normal”
people occasionally deviant. (Wallerstein and Wyle,
1974; Gold, 1970). It is clear that nearly everyone in our
society is Deviant to some degree, but some are more
frequently and broadly deviant than others. To some
extent the deviant is one who does openly what others do
secretly.
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Distinguish between Deviant and Criminal
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Causes of Social Deviation
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3. Unpopular Social Laws : some time the governments
implement such laws which may be in the interest of the
government but not in the public interest. So, the people
deliberately deviate from them they protest against such
things.
4. Extra Ordinary Exploitation : if any group or nation
is suffering from extra ordinary exploitation then such
group or nation may Deviate and protest over the
exploitation to attract the attention of the government or
international community. e.g. the object of freedom
fighter in Kashmir is to attract the attention of Indian
Government and international community towards their
rights of self determination.
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Deviation
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