Counterculture

  challenges the dominant culture, actually tries to change it

  examples include militia groups, Neo-Nazis, Hare Krishnas

Ethnocentrism •  Judge others in terms of their own cultural

standards or the feeling that their particular ways of living should be adopted by others.

•  Disadvantages

•  If society is too rigid, it becomes inflexible.

•  Tend not to create anything new

•  Advantages

•  People feel good about themselves

•  stability is promoted because tradition and behaviors are highly valued.

Reminders •  These are your new seats in this class. You will

stay in that assigned seat unless I move you.

•  Please keep cell phones away

•  Be respectful and listen when others are talking

•  Homework bin

DO NOW •  Does John Book show any signs of being

ethnocentric towards the Amish culture? Explain your answer.

Deviant

  Sometimes subcultures are deviant, meaning they directly oppose the dominant culture

  Examples of deviant subcultures include street gangs and drug users

Activity - Subculture, Counterculture, Deviant Come up with as many examples as possible, based on category. Each row in class will be a team and needs one piece of paper. The first person in each row writes an example for subculture/counterculture/deviant then passes it back. Keep passing until time runs out. You have 2 minutes per category. Here are your categories: Religion, Politics, Ethnic, Social We will discuss each category and responses when finished with the game. How do these groups challenge the dominant culture?

Deviance Continued

  it is behavior that does not conform to the rules and norms of the group

  it’s not just uncommon but it extends to violate socially defined standards

  criminal, unethical, immoral, unrespectable, even “sick”

Labeling Theory

  people who have been given a deviant label increase their deviant behavior; therefore confirming that label

Primary Deviant

  someone who violates a standard once or twice, such as a little kid who steals a pack of gum from a grocery store - but is not a chronic shoplifter

Secondary Deviant

  someone who violates norms/standards so often that the behavior is part of their lifestyle, and they consider themselves deviant based on others labeling them as deviant

RESPONDING TO DEVIANT BEHAVIOR ACTIVITY Please respond honestly to each scenario in the next slide. Make sure you number each response for each scenario: 1) what action you would take 2) why you would react this way 3) what your reactions suggest about the effectiveness of informal social controls for reducing rates of crime and deviance

We will discuss responses in class.

Pretend you have just witnessed the following deviant or criminal acts. For each case, answer the following questions: What action would you take?

Would you ignore the act, intercede on behalf of the victim, reprimand the offender immediately, or notify the appropriate authorities? Why would you react in this way? What do your reactions suggest about the effectiveness of informal social controls for reducing

rates of crime and deviance?

RESPONDING TO DEVIANT BEHAVIOR ACTIVITY

1.Littering 2.Cheating on a test 3.Sale of marijuana 4.Stealing a library book 5.An apparent date rape 6.Taking cuts in a line 7.Armed robbery in a store 8.Vandalism in a dormitory 9.An obviously drunk person ready to drive off 10.A student stealing money from club treasury

RESPONDING TO DEVIANT BEHAVIOR ACTIVITY

Class Discussion “Victimless Crimes & Relativity of Deviance and

Implications for Society”

Do we consider drug use, alcohol use, and prostitution deviant behavior?

What is the controversy surrounding prosecution?

Any failure to conform to norms is deviant, but norms

change - such as norms regarding premarital sex, drinking versus drunkenness, etc.

Does deviance remain constant? Discuss this in terms of other elements of culture.

What Would You Do???

Topic: POP CULTURE Objectives:

1.You will explain the significance of pop culture in American society. 2.You will discuss criticisms surrounding pop culture.

BRAINSTORM: What is “pop” culture? List everything that comes

to mind. We will discuss shortly.

Pop Culture

  an abbreviation for popular culture

  replaced the term “mass culture”

  describes information, entertainment and enlightenment taken in by the masses

Pop Culture

  one way to understand it is to look at it as opposite “high culture”

  term used to describe the entertainment, etc. of the upper class

  P.C. said to be divided among age and race

Pop Culture   what’s now classified as “high culture”, opera, classical theatre, etc. was P.C. of the past

  Mozart considered raunchy, highly criticized for writing opera in German

  Shakespeare was theater for masses

  Some of today’s P.C. once high culture - Broadway plays