Kai Erikson

John Hamlin
Sociology 2311
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
UMD

Kai Erikson

WAYWARD PURITANS: A STUDY IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE

DIFFERENT GROUPS OF DIFFERENT SIZES

DIFFERENT BEHAVIORS, ACTIONS, THOUGHTS, CONSIDERED DEVIANT
COMMUNITY

A. PROVIDES A SENSE OF BELONGING

B. BOUNDARY MAINTAINING - MORAL BOUNDARIES, RANGE OF BEHAVIOR
LEARNING BOUNDARIES

PASSING ON TO NEXT GENERATION

A. INTERACTION BETWEEN DEVIANT AND OFFICIAL AGENT

B. ACTIONS NOTIFY MOVEMENT BEYOND ACCEPTABLE BOUNDARY

C. COMMUNITY BEGINS TO LOSE UNIQUE BOUNDARY

D. DRAMATIZE BEHAVIOR
IN-GROUP - OUT-GROUP

E. PUBLICIZE CASES
PUBLIC DISPLAY, NEWSPAPERS (PG. 33)
SOCIETIES AREN'T STAGNATE BOUNDARIES MOVE AND SHIFT

1. CONSTANT TESTING NOT JUST ONE ACT OF DEVIANCE
RATES

2. DEVIANCE HELPS MAINTAIN STABILITY
DEVIANCE SERVES FUNCTIONS

DOES SOCIETY PROMOTE DEVIANCE?

A. RECRUITMENT OF DEVIANTS

B. SEND TO FRINGE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME

C. PG. 35;
"INDEED, THE AGENCIES BUILT BY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTING DEVIANCE ARE OFTEN SO POORLY EQUIPPED FOR THE TASK THAT WE MIGHT WELL ASK WHY THIS IS REGARDED AS THEIR "REAL" FUNCTION IN THE FIRST PLACE."

D. E.G. PRISONS AS LEARNING GROUND FOR CRIME

SICK LABELS AS IN REMISSION

E. RITE OF TRANSITION

MOVEMENT TO BOUNDARY

1. MARKED WITH CEREMONY

2. MOVEMENT BACK GOES UNNOTICED

G. SELF-FULFILLING PROPHESY

COMMUNITY MEMBERS RESPONSE

OFFICIAL AGENT (POLICE) RESPONSE

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