The Relativity of Deviance Definitions: A Study Utilizing the Symbolic Interaction Definition of Deviance

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dc.contributor.advisorMatlock, Donald T.
dc.contributor.authorGlover, Carla J.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDay, Susan B.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberOgletree, Shirley
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T21:40:29Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T21:40:29Z
dc.date.issued1993-07
dc.description.abstractThis thesis research utilizes the symbolic interaction definition of deviance. Two communities’ definitions of deviant behaviors were requested and then a self-report study was completed to establish the amount of participation in those deviant behaviors. The findings include a wide variation in the amount of deviance associated with behaviors and differing amounts of participation reported for the behaviors defined as deviant. This study was also interested in the personal characteristics of the individuals who reported participation in deviant behaviors. This research shows that males are more deviant than females even though they participate in the same number of deviant behaviors. The research also shows the relationships of age, marital status, family income, birth order, and size of hometown to deviance.
dc.description.departmentSociology
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dc.format.extent117 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationGlover, C.J. (1993). The relativity of deviance definitions: A study utilizing the symbolic interaction definition of deviance (Unpublished thesis). Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/19225
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectdeviant behavior
dc.subjectlabeling theory
dc.subjectstigma
dc.subjectsocial psychology
dc.titleThe Relativity of Deviance Definitions: A Study Utilizing the Symbolic Interaction Definition of Deviance
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentSociology
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorSouthwest Texas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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