This document provides an overview of social order, social control, and deviance for a sociology lesson. It defines key concepts like social order, social control, and deviance. It discusses how social order is maintained through both formal and informal social control. It examines institutions of social control like family, education, government, and religion. It also notes that deviance is defined by social norms and can be viewed differently depending on one's perspective. The objectives are to understand how social order is maintained, appreciate the roles of social control institutions, and be familiar with explanations of deviance.

1. SOCIAL ORDER, SOCIAL
CONTROL AND
DEVIANCE
A SOCIOLOGY LESSON GIVEN TO
Form 6A @ WBS
WEEK TWO NOVEMBER 2011
LESSON ONE

2. OBJECTIVES
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UNDERSTAND HOW ORDER IS
MAINTAINED IN SOCIETY
APPRECIATE THE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS
OF THE INSTUITIONS OF SOCIAL
CONTROL, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE
TO THE CARIBBEAN
BE FAMILIAR WITH ALTERNATIVE
EXPLANATIONS OF DEVIANCE AND
CRIME.

3. CONCEPTS
SOCIAL ORDER – According to Mike
O’ Donnell this is a state in which
social life can be conducted without
major disruptions.
 SOCIAL CONTROL – The mechanics
by which we maintain social order.
The means by which society gets
people to conform.
It can be formal or informal.
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4. Social Control
Social Control
Formal
Informal

5. SOCIAL CONTROL
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FORMAL – Written/ set rules –
sanctions
Informal – based on approval or
disapproval praise, smile, scorn,
ridicule, arguments.

6. Institutions of Social Control
Family
Peer Group
Education
Institutions of Social Control
Political System
Government
Legal System
Religion
Media

7. An Industry of Social Control
Free Society ?
- A Social Control Industry
 Crime – police, soldiers, lawyers etc.
 Delinquency – boot camp, counsellor
 Deviance – psychologist
 Immortality – religion
 Perversity – counsellor
 Wickedness – prison system
 Deficiency – psychologist, pastor
 Sickness – doctors etc.
 Terrorism – legal system/ government.

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Terrorism – national & social defence
Sickness – treatment
Wickedness – justice, segragation
Deviance – reform, treatment
Delinquency – rehabilitation
Punishment – crime

9. Deviance
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‘One man’s deviation may be
another’s action’ – David Matza
(1964)
‘Deviancy may be defined as non –
conformity to a given set of norms
that are accepted by a significant
number of people in a community or
society.’ – Anthony Giddens

10. Deviance
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‘Deviance is much more than a
matter of individual choice or
personal feeling. How a society
defines deviance; whom individuals
brand and describe as deviant and
what people decide to do about non
– conformity are all issues of social
organisation.’ Macionis and Plummer
(2005:428)

11. Deviance
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In examining deviance and crime we
must attempt to understand it from
the point of view of those who
participate in it.