what makes us deviance? according to chapter 8 definition is the behavior that does not conform to basic cultural, norms and expectation. This chapter focuses on its relationship to questions of self and identity. I can say reading this chapter was amazing, most people don't realize that being deviance is a feature of all human societies. who knew being deviance can help us define group boundaries, create social solidarity, and is a source of innovation. this chapter talks about how deviance can be a source of illness medicalization which is the behavior as an illness can be treated by medical professionals.
the article Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System was one of the most interesting article i have read. this article talks about mostly inequality among race in out society, and as a criminal justice major it was interesting to read about this. most people view police as the bad guys while other feel the opposite, but reading this article we can see why people feel this way about them, mostly among the African American community. this article to me was amazing it showed me that statistically one(1) out of a hundred(100) black college graduated will be arrested in their life time and that was shocking to read about. Reading this article and this chapter made more interesting in the criminal justice system and want to learn how all the sociology methods are linked with it.
your blog was very interesting i was thinking the same like you stated who knew deviance can help us define groups and boundaries. i use to think when something is wrong it wrong but know i see thats not true . something dont have to be wrong to be deviance
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