Humanities Homework Help

ACTIVITY/PROMPT #1: What is Deviant?

Use THIS DOCUMENT as the basis for this discussion. Once you have completed the exercise outlined in that document, post your answers to the following questions to discuss with your peers:

1. How many total items are in your “deviant” and “not deviant” lists? For the deviance list, post (with ranking numbers) your top 3 MOST deviant acts and your 3 LEAST deviant acts.

2. What criteria did you use when determining whether or not something is deviant and when ranking the severity of the deviant acts? Why? Be specific.

3. How did you “know” the ways you categorized things as deviant or not deviant was correct? What might be some of the larger implications of the ways we categorize/define deviance in society?

ACTIVITY/PROMPT #2: A Class Divided: Applying Deviance Theories

Watch the ONLY the first 17 minutes of the video “A Class Divided” (see the module for the link) and then post your answers the following questions to discuss with your peers:

1. Provide a 1-2 sentence summary of this film.

2. What agents of socialization are highlighted in this film? (just a list is ok!)

3. Which theories of deviance can be used to explain the events in this film? Explain how. Be specific.

PROMPT #3: General Thoughts

This space is for general discussion and/or questions about the module. What, if any, questions do you have about the various theoretical explanations sociologists have developed to explain deviance in society? What new insights have you gained from the material this week? What information was most interesting to you this week – why?