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Unit 6 Deviance, Crime and Score  

Social Control

1. According to our lecture this mo ning, It has been said that "...no act, belief, or
characte istic is inherently deviant...," explain why is this so?

2. What is the concrete example I have in my slide this mo ning of a behavior that was once
NOT seen as deviant before but NOW is and explain why is that becomes deviant then?

3. What exact example I have covered this mo ning in our lecture is a behaviour once seen as
deviant but now is not (acceptable)?

4. According to our discussion this mo ning, what do you think is the main reason/s why people
commit deviant acts even though they knew already that is bad thing to do but still pursued
it?

5. Ma ijuana (cannabis) is considered before as illegal d ug but for some count ies nowadays,
like Thailand and other, have legalised it. What is supposedly the reason behind it, why it
become legal or what is the condition then to make it legal to use them?

6. According to my lecture this mo ning, "...before the recession of 2008, those

who did not consume enough were considered deviant, what it the reason behind this notion
in which I have tackled in the class?

7. Name the 3 Theo ies of Deviance we have tackled in our online Class this mo ning?
 8. What do we call, it is caused by a discrepancy between the approved goals of society and the
approved means to achieve them?

9. What are the five 5 strains we have dicussed this mo ning?

10. What theo y of Deviance that trace the source of deviance to the larger st uctures of society
and the strains they produce or the fact that they do not exercise adequate control over
people?

11. What Theo y of Deviance that seek to explain why inequality is a central factor in the ways
societies deal with deviance and c ime?

12. According to this Theo y of Deviance "...those who do the labeling are social control agents,"
what Theo y of Deviance is this?

13. It is defined as a characte istic others define and label as deviant, what is this?

14. According to Inter/Actionist Theo y, that social control is often exercised through the creation
and application of labels which ar e created usually by elite members of society who devise
ules, no ms, and laws? 
T T ue

F False