Deviance is in the eye of the beholder

Discussion Board Forum #8 - Ch 6

Chapter 6 - Deviance: Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

Symbolic interactionist perspective explains that deviance is a relative issue. What is deviant to some may not be deviant to others. In other words, deviance is in the eye of the beholder.

Can you think of examples of how deviance depends on: place/culture/time/individual interpretation?

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1.Deviance in a culture would be disobeying certain ideas and moral beliefs that have been embedded for individuals to follow. In a place deviance would be not following the rules that a specific location has such as going to a club not meeting their dress code that is if they are strictly enforcing it. Deviance in individual interpretations would be the behavior taken upon the specific individual in a specific environment. For example, at work an individual must abide by the company’s dress code. In regards, to appearance in a food environment an individual cannot seem sloppy or unhygienic because individuals going out to the location may question if they should consume the food prepared or delivered by the unhygienic individual. Deviance is presented solely by the individual themselves and they presume to demonstrate their best traits and qualities for themselves. Being a deviant person can cause conflict for the individual because the person would be difficult to have contact with. The person would create a shallow interaction for themselves to be solely independent. That same individual can cause conflicted interactions with others to be difficult. Cultural deviance vary within cultural beliefs and morals but strives to keep women in a certain perspective and men in a different one. Women are to be much more conservative as males are entitled to be liberal throughout without any high expectations. This too causes deviance to be a factor for women and men through cultural morals and beliefs that have been embedded early on in their lives.