Topic > Essay on Structural Functionalism - 1032

Indeed both "conformism" and "deviance" seem to have negative connotations in our society. Groups, as we have seen, constantly seek to enforce compliance on their members through the use of sanctions. Positive deviance is excessive conformity that is evaluated positively. People who altruistically help people without thinking about gaining security or gain. Thinking of an example of positive deviance becomes a bit difficult because today society usually only does things for selfish reasons, I suppose an example of positive deviance is volunteers. The concept of “rate busting” concerns conformity that is negatively evaluated. They are the people who push the code of conduct beyond its limits. An example of both arrests would look like a fairly familiar scene, with work themes: a young worker arrives at a factory for the first time, determined to be a productive worker and, in his enthusiasm, happily produces more than other workers doing the work. they have been working in the factory for many years and are tired, bent and arthritic. It's what we describe as a "fare chiller." Positive deviance is marginalized in the deviance literature due to the focus on negative deviance and the absence of global conceptions of deviance. It will probably always be seen as a bad thing