曾稱電視脫口秀節目使社會變得粗俗的維姬·阿布特去世，享年83歲
身為賓州州立大學的社會學教授，她曾警告說，像歐普拉溫芙瑞這樣的主持人利用電視節目中弱勢群體的形象，並將一些不道德的行為渲染得聳人聽聞。
Vicki Abt, Who Said TV Talk Shows Coarsened Society, Dies at 83
A Penn State sociology professor, she warned that hosts like Oprah Winfrey exploited vulnerable guests on television and sensationalized deviancy.
Deviancy refers to
actions, behaviors, or traits that depart significantly from accepted social norms, rules, or typicality, often viewed as unacceptable or abnormal. It is a relative concept, changing across cultures and time periods. It can range from minor violations of social etiquette to serious criminal acts.Key Aspects of Deviancy:
- Sociological View: Sociologists focus on how behaviors violate social norms (folkways and mores) or formal laws, with some deviance being positive, though often viewed negatively.
- Psychological View: Defined as behavior that differs significantly from what is considered appropriate or typical for a social group.
- Relativity: What is considered deviant is not fixed; it depends on cultural context and the historical period.
- Deviancy Amplification: A process where public concern and media reporting can intensify a deviant behavior, leading to stricter reactions from authorities.
- Defining Deviancy Down/Up: A concept describing how society redefines what is acceptable, either lowering standards to accept more deviancy (down) or strengthening them (up).
Examples:
- Crime: Acts that violate formal legal codes.
- Social Deviance: Violating unwritten rules of conduct or, historically, things like mental illness or poverty which were sometimes incorrectly stigmatized.
- Sexual Deviance: Behavior that violates sexual norms.
Deviancy, therefore, is a subjective label rather than an inherent quality of an act itself, heavily influenced by societal reactions and norms.
verb
- 1.make or become rough."her hands were coarsened by outside work"
- 2.make or become vulgar or unpleasant."her experience has not coarsened her or made her cynical"
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