We need to address the situation as it occurred. First Susie was ill prepared that is a given. What is not given is the why. There could have been an emergency in her family, work might have been stressful, the pressures to succeed may have stressed her, or she was just outright lazy and did not prepare. Any one of those givens, she knew she was not prepared and went into that exam looking for an easy answer. The reason I address that is because it shows possible intent to cheat, to act deviant. It would have been just as possible that she would have created a “cheat sheet” as to see the key and use it.

The situation given deals with three ethnical concerns: the right to privacy, confidentiality, and informed consent. We will first review and define each ethical concern and then apply them to the situation.

The right to privacy is an individual’s right to have full protection in p

Deviance is a negotiated order. Deviance violates some groups assumptions about reality (social order). It violates expectations. The definition of deviance defines the threat and allows for containment and control of the threat. The definition of deviance preserves, protects, and defines group interests and in doing so maintains a sense of normalcy. Deviance is a product of Social Interaction.

erson and in property is a principle as old as the common law; but it has been found necessary from time to time to define anew the exact nature and extent of such protection. The professor had a right to privacy in his/her classroom. The “key” to the test is only to be viewed by the professors and school staff if need be. In this situation Susie blatantly cheated and broke the rules not only of the college but also of society.

Susie acted with deviant behavior. Deviance is broken into two main categories, primary and secondary. Primary deviance refers to the initial act of rule breaking. Secondary deviance occurs when a person who has been labeled a deviant accepts that new identity and continues the deviant behavior. Once a person accepts that there has been a negative label applied to the as a result of the primary deviance, they are more likely to continue the path of deviance. As was stated before we do not know Susie’s reasoning for feeling the need to perform the act of deviance by cheating, but it can be concluded that if she accepts her behavior and negative label that she will continue in the secondary deviance by repeatedly cheating on tests or

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