Social Construction of Deviance and Social Control

How and to what extend has sociological theorising enhanced my understanding of 'deviance ' and social control

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Reflective Summary

In may own thinking , I found out that human beings are social individuals and therefore , more often than not , their behaviour raises certain critical concerns . These issues need to be handled with utmost care in to achieve social harmony . Social harmony implies healthy relationships and to a great extent , it is essential for any productive society . However , issues of deviance are a common feature

that the society has grappled with since time immemorial . In this regard , I deduced that there is a relationship between society and deviance

Becker (1991 , states that deviance is such activities or mannerisms that contravene the societal norms and customs . These norms include both formally established rules as well as informal rules that are socially respected . The formal rules are recognized on a wider scale and are usually referred to as law . They are also more elaborate and known to different communities . In addition , they are usually enforced by a governing body that has some level of authority over the rest . Hence contravening those amounts to a crime (Anderson , 1997

Informal norms on the other hand are recognized by specific parts of the society and are more localized . Basically , each community has its established customs that act as checks to the behaviour of its individuals . They are adhered to by the members of the specific community that has its own way of...