Conduct a survey by asking a sample of your fellow students “What is deviant behavior?” and then “Why do you think it is deviant?” How do their responses fit either of the two perspectives of deviance?

Assignment

1. Are liberals more likely than conservatives to hold the positivist or constructionist view of deviance? Why? Which view makes more sense to you and why?
2. Conduct a survey by asking a sample of your fellow students “What is deviant behavior?” and then “Why do you think it is deviant?” How do their responses fit either of the two perspectives of deviance?
3. Do you consider hacktivist groups like Anonymous to be deviant? Defend your position.
4. In your experience, who or what decides what is or isn’t deviant most often?
5. What are other possible examples of “positive deviance” not mentioned in the chapter? Defend your response.