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Understanding Deviance and Social Control by Bereketab Alem is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses deviance and social control. It defines deviance as any violation of social norms and explains that what is considered deviant can vary between societies and groups. The document outlines several theories of deviance, including strain theory, which argues deviance arises from a struggle between cultural goals and socially approved means of achieving them. Symbolic interaction theory focuses on how deviant acts are learned through social interaction and cultural transmission theory ex
- Author
- Bereketab Alem
- Language
- EN