Social Deviation and Social Work Lecture Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on key concepts, theories, theorists, and legal frameworks related to social deviation and social work practice.

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Interactionist / Labeling Perspective

A sociological approach rooted in Symbolic Interactionism explaining that deviance is not inherent, but is created through daily interactions, symbols, and societal definitions.

George Herbert Mead

Known as the father of symbolic interactionism who emphasized that self-identity develops through social interaction and symbols.

Looking-Glass Self

A concept proposed by Charles Horton Cooley stating that self-image is shaped by how people think others perceive them.

Herbert Blumer

The sociologist who formalized and named Symbolic Interactionism, stressing that meaning is not fixed but changes through social interaction.

Howard Becker (1963)

Sociologist who stated that deviance is not a quality of the act a person commits, but a consequence of the application by others of rules and sanctions.

Primary Deviance

The initial act of rule-breaking committed before any label is attached, which does not define a person's identity.

Secondary Deviance

Deviant behavior that occurs after a person is labeled as deviant, leading them to accept the label as part of their identity and continue or escalate the behavior.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A process where an applied label is internalized by an individual, leading them to become what others say they are.

Deviant Subcultures

Groups that form their own norms distinct from mainstream society, wherein behaviors considered deviant by outsiders are normal within the group.

Ethnomethodology

A sociological approach focusing on how people use common sense, everyday practices, and unspoken rules to create and maintain social order.

Harold Garfinkel

Sociologist known as the Father of Ethnomethodology who introduced the term in 1954.

Ethnomethodological Indifference

A research principle where sociologists avoid judging or forcing their own theoretical ideas when observing how people behave.

First Time Through

An ethnomethodological technique of looking at a social activity as if seeing it for the first time to notice taken-for-granted practices.

Sacks Gloss

The practice of asking people involved in a situation how they understand and explain their own social reality instead of assuming the answer.

Violence Against Women (UN Declaration, 1993)

Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, in public or private life.

Physical Violence (RA 9262)

Acts that cause bodily or physical harm to a woman or her child, such as domestic violence.

Sexual Violence (RA 9262)

Acts that are sexual in nature committed against a woman or her child, including rape, sexual harassment, and prostituting a woman or her child.

Psychological Violence (RA 9262)

Acts or omissions causing or likely to cause mental or emotional suffering, such as public humiliation, verbal abuse, or emotional abuse.

Economic Abuse (RA 9262)

Acts that make or attempt to make a woman financially dependent, such as controlling her money or property.

Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act No. 9710)

Signed August 14, 2009, this Philippine law guarantees women's human rights, eliminates gender discrimination, and mandates gender mainstreaming.

Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 (Republic Act No. 9262)

Philippine law signed March 8, 2004, providing protection to women and their children from physical, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse by intimate partners.

Barangay Protection Order (BPO)

A protection order issued by the Punong Barangay under RA 9262 that is effective for 15 days.

Temporary Protection Order (TPO)

A protection order issued by the court on the date of application under RA 9262, effective for 30 days.

Permanent Protection Order (PPO)

A protection order issued by the court after notice and hearing under RA 9262, remaining effective until revoked by the court.

Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS)

A psychological condition associated with repeated, prolonged abuse in an intimate relationship, which under Section 26 of RA 9262 may exempt a victim-survivor from criminal and civil liability.

Safe Spaces Act (Republic Act No. 11313)

Also known as the Bawal Bastos Law, it penalizes gender-based sexual harassment in public spaces, online, workplaces, and educational institutions.

Anti-Rape Law of 1997 (Republic Act No. 8353)

Philippine law that reclassified rape as a crime against persons and established reclusion perpetua as the main penalty for sexual intercourse rape.

Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 (Republic Act No. 7877)

Law protecting individuals from sexual harassment by authority figures in workplaces, schools, and training institutions.

Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 (Republic Act No. 9995)

Law penalizing the unauthorized taking, copying, or distribution of private sexual photos or videos.

Republic Act No. 11648

Law enacted in 2022 that raised the age for statutory rape from under 12 to under 16 years old.

Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (Republic Act No. 9208)

Law expanded by RA 10364 and RA 11862 that penalizes recruiting, transporting, or receiving persons for exploitation.

Act Prohibiting Child Marriage (Republic Act No. 11596)

Philippine law that prohibits child marriage involving individuals under 18 years of age, including civil, religious, cultural, and informal unions.

Fardhu Kifayah

In Islamic context, a communal religious obligation that, once fulfilled by enough community members, is no longer required of every individual.

Pornography

Derived from Greek words porni (prostitute) and graphein (to write), referring to sexually explicit media that portray sexual acts or behavior.

Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act (Republic Act No. 7610)

Central 1992 Philippine child protection statute covering child prostitution, child trafficking, obscene exhibitions, and other child abuses.

Republic Act No. 11930

Act penalizing online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) that repealed Republic Act No. 9775.

Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (Republic Act No. 9344)

Law governing children in conflict with the law, exempting children aged 15 or below from criminal liability while subjecting them to intervention.

Discernment

A child's ability to understand that an act is wrong and to comprehend its possible consequences.

Bahay Pag-Asa

A facility established under Republic Act No. 10630 providing temporary care and intervention for certain children in conflict with the law.

Trauma-Informed Care

A practice approach where social workers understand that a client's behavior and feelings are influenced by past trauma, providing a respectful and non-judgmental environment.