Identification: Conflict Perspective (: Deviance and Social Inequality)

… In conflict theory, it is assumed that the importance of social conflict to explain deviance. This includes forms of inequalities or power differences.

Conflict theory

This holds the view that some laws are used to protect and preserve the capitalist system. Quinney (1974) blamed unjust laws …

Power theory

Power can also be a significant cause of deviance. Thio (2000) noted that powerful people have stronger deviant motivation.

Differential association and opportunity theories

(Symbolic Interactionist Perspective on Deviance)
In the 1930s, Edward Sutherland proposed a learning theory of social deviance. He stated that individuals are likely to become deviant if more of their primary group interactions favor deviance rather than oppose it.

Labeling theory

(Symbolic Interactionist Perspective on Deviance)
It shifts the focus of attention from the deviant individual to the social process by which a person comes to be labeled as deviant and the consequences of such labeling for the individual.