Behind enemy lines: The account of a conservative living in eastern Massachusetts

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

02/20/2009

Category :

Social studies

Sub category :

Sociology

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Summary :

Introduction.
Developing a framework.
Providing a social context.
Analysis of interview data.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

According to sociologist Travis Hirschi in his article Control Theory of Delinquency, the act of deviating from the norms in a given society is caused mainly, not by the social structure, but by the deviant himself and the strength of his connection to that society. In this paper I will try to answer the question of whether this, while it may not be wholly responsible, has contributed to the identity of deviant held by Jon, a conservative Republican living in eastern massachusetts. But a major question that I will also try to answer is whether Jon's deviance is the result of him deviating from the society he lives in, or the society around him deviating from what once was more of a norm, and that he has simply refused to change along with it. In order to get more diverse views on this particular case of deviance, it's important to look at the works of sociologists and hear what they had to say about topics and cases relevant to this one.