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The document discusses deviance and social control. It defines deviance as violating social norms and stigma as the disapproval attached to disobeying norms. Deviance can be formal, like crime, or informal. Positive deviance exists when norms are violated in a positive way. Crime is defined as acts that are illegal, while deviance is behavior seen as abnormal. Deviance serves social functions like clarifying values and promoting social change. Conflict theory views deviance as resulting from social inequali

Author

Nabeel Riasat Riasat Ali

Language

EN