Lectures 24 & 25: Deviance

I. What is Deviance?

A. Defined

B. The Social Context of Deviance

C. Social Control and Deviance

II. Theories about Deviance. Why does it happen?

A. Biological

B. Psychological

C. Sociological

1. Functionalist

Durkheim's Functions of Deviance

Merton's Strain Theory

Control Theory -- Hirschi

2. Symbolic Interactionist

Labeling Theory

Primary and Secondary Deviance

Differential Association Theory

Critique of SI Approaches

3. Conflict Approaches to Deviance

Spitzer--Deviance and Capitalism

White Collar Crime

Critiques of Conflict Perspective