How do we define deviance, and why is it so difficult to define?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
- Actions that transgress social norms
- What/who is considered deviant changes over time
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Who are the gatekeepers to social movements who play a very important role in the movement's success?
A) the mass media B) the police C) local governmental authority D) the number of minorities involved
The concept of "mind" in George Herbert Mead's approach denotes the process of imaginatively rehearsing alternative lines of conduct
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Why was Lyndie England's name evoked far more than her male colleagues' in media coverage of the Abu Ghraib Prison scandal?
a. She committed the worst of all the acts against the prisoners. b. She tried to stop the abuse and was punished for speaking out. c. She transgressed appropriate and expected gender roles. d. Although she was not directly involved in the abuse, she did let it happen.
For Mead, the generalized other represents a. the unconscious mind
b. people with whom children have a close relationship. c. the repressed feelings and instincts of children. d. the abstract composite of social roles and social expectations.