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Deviance Deviant Behavior: Interpret the Term Paper
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Subject:Social Issues
Topic:Deviance
Document Type:Term Paper
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Furthermore, the label of deviance does not encourage society to question its supposed normalcy, although not so long ago, homosexuality or using birth control was labeled a criminal, deviant act. Finally, not all criminal acts are deviant per se, as speeding or drinking before the age of 21 and other actions that are technically violations of the law are often tolerated by the majority rather than the minority of society.
There are also crimes, like cheating on one's taxes, that may be clearly deviant, but are viewed as less pathological than crimes of violence. Understanding why so-called normal society views certain deviant acts with greater disapproval than other acts, or marginalizes certain individuals who are more likely to become criminals as a result might thus be a more important area of study.
Works Cited
Simon, David R. (2006). Elite Deviance.
7th Ed.
Thio, Alex & Thomas C. Calhoun. (2006). Readings in Deviant…
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Works Cited
Simon, David R. (2006). Elite Deviance.
7th Ed.
Thio, Alex & Thomas C. Calhoun. (2006). Readings in Deviant Behavior. 3rd Ed.
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