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NTERNALIZATION
Ex change religion
DEVIANCE
Describes an action or behavior that
violates social norms, including a formally
enacted rule as well as informal violations of
social norms rejecting folkways and mores.
Deviance is a behavioral disposition that is not
in conformity with an institutionalized set-up or
code of conduct. .
SUBCULTURAL VIEW
-The emergence of deviant behavior within
certain groups in society or subcultures.
-The set of values and behavior prevalent within
these groups makes them very prone to deviant
or criminal behavior.
LABELING THEORY
-Believes that there is actually no deviance in
the society.
-Deviance only emerges when society begins
labeling certain actions as “deviant” or
“undesirable.
CONFLICT PERSPECTIVES
-Analyzes deviance in the framework of
competing interests between social groups and
the maintenance of power among the elite.
-This view considers concepts of deviance as a
reflection of society’s inequalities as those who
are less powerful in the society or minorities
are most likely to be considered as deviants or
criminals.