2. OUTLINE
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM DEFINED
MANUFACTURE OF DEVIANCE
MORAL PANICS
DISCUSSION
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3. OBJECTIVE
HOW IS DEVIANCE
SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED?
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4. “CONSTRUCTIONISM
EMPHASIZES THE ROLE OF
INTERPRETATION, OF PEOPLE
ASSIGNING MEANINGS, OR
MAKING SENSE OF THE
BEHAVIORS THEY CLASSIFY
AS DEVIANT” BEST, 2011:108
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5. SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION
ORIGINS
USEFULNESS TO SCHOLARS
USES TODAY
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6. EXAMPLES OF
DEVIANT
CONSTRUCTIONS?
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7. OUTLINE
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM DEFINED
MANUFACTURE OF DEVIANCE
MORAL PANICS
DISCUSSION
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8. MORAL ENTREPRENEURS
TWO TYPES:
1. RULE MAKING
2. RULE ENFORCING
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9. MORAL ENTREPRENEURS
GOALS:
1. CONSTANT STREAM OF DEVIANTS
2. PRIVATE TROUBLES PUBLIC ISSUES
3. PRIVATE MORALITY NORMATIVE ORDER
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10. MANUFACTURE
OF DEVIANCE
STEPS:
1. AWARENESS
2. MORAL CONVERSION
3. ALLIANCE / CAMPAIGN BUILDING
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11. EXAMPLES OF
MANUFACTURING
DEVIANCE?
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12. OUTLINE
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM DEFINED
MANUFACTURE OF DEVIANCE
MORAL PANICS
DISCUSSION
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13. “SOCIETIES APPEAR SUBJECT,
EVERY NOW AND THEN, TO
PERIODS OF MORAL PANIC.
A CONDITION... EMERGES TO
BECOME DEFINED AS A
THREAT TO SOCIETAL
VALUES...” COHEN, 1972:9
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14. MORAL PANICS
VERY SUCCESSFUL MORAL CAMPAIGNS
HIGH LEVELS OF MORAL ANXIETY
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15. EXAMPLES OF
MORAL PANICS?
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16. WHAT FACTORS ARE IDEAL
FOR MORAL PANICS?
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17. MORAL PANICS
ARE ABOUT
POWER STRUGGLES
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18. OUTLINE
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM DEFINED
MANUFACTURE OF DEVIANCE
MORAL PANICS
DISCUSSION
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19. WHAT CONDITIONS
BREED MORAL PANICS?
WHY DO SOME ISSUES
FAIL TO IGNITE?
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20. CONCLUSION
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM IDEAL FOR
UNDERSTANDING MANUFACTURE OF DEVIANCE
MANUFACTURE OF DEVIANCE AND MORAL PANICS--
AT THEIR CORE--ARE ABOUT POWER STRUGGLES TO
DEFINE REALITY
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21. THANK YOU
DANIELLE DIRKS, PH.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
DIRKS@OXY.EDU / @DANIELLEDIRKS
DANIELLEDIRKS.COM
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