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Social construction of deviance: bridging the gap between structure and agency
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Author (aut): Williams, Kimberly C.
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Degree granting institution (dgg): University of the Fraser Valley. School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
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The Western worldview of deviance is supplemented by the expanding jurisdiction of the
expert reliant on specific forms of technical, objective, positivistic knowledge. While the
structural analysis of positivism is necessary, as well as the discussion of the supporting
social policy and social control, the consequences of socially-constructed deviance and
social control would not be complete without looking at the gaps and inconsistencies in
knowledge. An analysis of agency and constraint and the role of the subject as an active
agent is also necessary when examining deviance. The positivistic objective framework
has had the intended effect of curing disease, controlling behaviour, and improving
health. However, as knowledge accumulates, it may also become separated from human
experience and practice (agency). This major paper will examine selected works of Marx,
Foucault, Gadamer, and Giddens that focus on the relationship of structure and agency in
order to lessen the gap between those who socially construct knowledge and those who
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81 pages
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HM 811 W55 2010
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