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There are a few sociological theories on deviance. Some fundamental ones include: 1) Cultural Transmission Theory - Deviance is a behaviour learned through interaction, just as conformity
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Learning Theories: Differential Association Theory: Sutherland and Cressey The main purpose of this theory is that people learn criminal attitudes and behaviors from close and trusted
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Positivist theorists purport that the behavior of criminals and social deviants can be explained by both biology and psychology. Essentially, positivists believe that criminal behavior
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Deviance Disrupts Shared Values. For Example : "if they had more rules and better reinforcement, all these deviance would stop"
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