o This book defines social deviance as –
‘Essential concepts in “The undertaking of actions which do not confor
Sociology’ – 2nd the norms or values that are widely accepted
edition society.”
Page 172-190 o After going through the process of socializatio
childhood, most of us generally accept the va
norms and rules of behaviour of society.
Anthony Giddens and o Deviance and crime are not completely akin.
Philip W.Sutton Deviance is much broader than crime. Devian
non-conformist behaviour, whereas criminal
behaviour is specific behaviour or acts that br
Harvard – existing laws.
o Deviant behaviour can be performed by
(Giddens and Sutton, individuals or groups.
2017) o When looking at deviance we have to conside
whose rules are being broken. With this in min
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o A functionalist approach -
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Durkheim began in the late 1800s.
0 He saw it essentially as normal in some w
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Instrumental could be dysfunctional.
Crime: Assessing 0 He believes deviance fulfils 2 functions in
the Empirical society:
Validity of Classic o It can bring new values and ideas to
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o From the 50s this study began being used to