W9.2 May 3 (Fri) (Chaebhin Jeong/ 정채빈)

1.Summary:

Deviance is an act that violates norms and is divided into formal deviance and informal deviance. Official deviance refers to acts such as theft and murder, while unofficial deviance refers to acts such as talking loudly or picking one's nose in a public place. Recent psychological research suggests that boys with behavioral disorders have differences in brain structure and that these differences exist throughout childhood and adolescence.

A typology of deviant behavior is a classification system designed to aid understanding.

There are a total of five standards: conformity, innovation, ritualism, retrogression, and rebellion. Deviance can be the result of accepting a norm, but it can also be the result of breaking other norms in pursuit of the norm. Viewing deviance from a structural-functionalist approach helps distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable deviant behavior. If you look at it from a conflict theory approach, it is possible to interpret how criminal behavior is related to inequality and power. Labeling theory is a theory that explains how deviant identities are formed through stigma.

The United States has a relatively high recidivism rate. There is an analysis that the reason is social stigma, and released prisoners cannot return to the life they had before entering prison, so they commit recidivism.

2. What was interesting/what did you learn:

It was interesting that a study was conducted on whether playing video games leads to violent behavior in real life. There is a certain correlation between video games and violent tendencies, and continuing to play violent video games can actually lead to violent tendencies. Just as positive thoughts and thinking make you a positive person, repeated exposure has a big impact on changing your disposition.

3. Discussion Point:

Do you think it is necessary to give criminals a chance to return to their normal lives? If you cannot return to your daily life, there is a high probability that you will form a deviant self-identity and be exposed to crime again according to stigma theory. However, I am curious about your thoughts on whether it is right to allow someone who has harmed someone to live a normal life again.

Comments

  1. KIM SOLHWIMay 2, 2024 at 11:49 PM

    It is necessary to give criminals a chance to return to their normal lives. There is a saying that goes, 'Even if you hate a sin, don't hate a person.' I think that a criminal has the right to live his or her life as a healthy member of society again if he or she has done something wrong and is punished properly for something that went wrong. If he or she does not give them a chance to return to their normal lives, he or she could give up life and commit worse crimes.

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