Norms and Deviance

Definition Anomie theory of deviance, developed by sociologist Émile Durkheim, suggests that devi...

Definition Behavioral theories of deviance explain how individuals learn and adopt deviant behavi...

Definition Biological theories of deviance are explanations that focus on how biological factors,...

Definition Control theory (deviance and crime) is a criminological perspective that suggests indi...

Overview Crime rate is a measure of the number of crimes committed in a specific geographic area ...

Definition Cultural transmission theory in the context of crime and deviance explains how individ...

Definition Social norms are unwritten rules about what behaviors are acceptable or unacceptable i...

Definition Deviance refers to behavior, beliefs, or actions that deviate from the accepted social...

Definition The Theory of Deviance as Individual Choice is a sociological perspective that suggest...

Overview Differential Association Theory (DAT) is a criminology theory that focuses on how   indi...

Definition Folkways are social conventions or customary ways of behaving that are considered appr...

Definition The E.A. Hooten / William H. Sheldon theory of deviance is a perspective that examines...

Definition Cesare Lombroso, an Italian criminologist from the late 19th century, proposed a theor...

Definition Sarnoff Mednick's theory of deviance suggests that some individuals are biologically p...

Definition Mores are the deeply held customs, behaviors, and beliefs of a society or culture that...

Definition Primary deviance refers to a minor or first-time act of rule-breaking behavior that do...

Definition The Psychoanalytic Approach to Deviance is a psychological approach that seeks to expl...

Definition Psychological theories of deviance are frameworks that explain why individuals engage ...

Definition The reciprocity norm is a social rule stating that people feel obligated to return fav...

Definition Secondary deviance refers to a situation where an individual begins to identify themse...

Definition Social norms are the unwritten rules or expectations that guide how people behave in s...

Definition Sociological theories of deviance are frameworks used by sociologists to understand, e...

Definition Strain theory, developed by sociologist Robert Merton in 1938, suggests that individua...