I identify as a transsexual but I cannot deny there is a little of the TV, CD and TG in me as well. I also believe that many CD's try to align themselves with the transsexual population; almost as if it is a badge of honour. It isn't. The fact is that living as a TS can be hell. So, let's start with the transsexual.
Unformatted text preview: Conflict perspective Theoretical perspective that focuses on those forces in society that promote competition and change Interactionist perspective A sociological approach that generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole.
Whereas the normative perspective attempts to describe the distinguishing characteristics of deviants, the relativistic perspective focuses on the social processes involved in audience definitions of deviance and reactions to persons who have been so defined.