Conformity and Deviance

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Social psychologist Irving Janis coined the term groupthink to describe how people
often respond differently in a group context than they might if they were alone.
Another interesting topic of sociological study is the area of deviance and
social control. The textbook provides multiples examples from history where
groupthink may have influenced people to participate in socially deviant
behavior that they might have otherwise avoided.

For the
initial post, address one of the following:

Option 1:
Share an example from your personal experience (of your own or of someone you
know), or an example from history, where groupthink may have influenced people
to behave or arrive at a decision in a way that many individual members
privately might have avoided or thought unwise

Conformity and Deviance

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Option 2:
Choose a form of deviance with which you are familiar (not necessarily
something you have done, but something someone you know did). Examine why
society views that behavior as deviant and whether perceptions of that behavior
have changed over time. Determine and explain which theory of deviance you
think works best for understanding the deviant behavior you have chosen to
discuss. Remember to be respectful in light of potentially sensitive topics,
and consider what you might be disclosing as there is no guarantee of privacy.

Follow-Up
Post Instructions

Respond to
at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Respond to one peer who
chose a prompt different from the one you chose. Further the dialogue by
providing more information and clarification and/or include perspectives from
outside scholarly sources shared in the discussion forum by classmates and/or
the instructor

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