Deviant Behavior
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- Control Theory and Deviant BehaviorA detailed overview of Travis Hirschi's control theory.
- Positivist Theory of Deviant BehaviorCan deviant behavior be explained?
- Deviant Behavior and Breaking the LawHow can individuals break the law and not be considered deviant?
- Deviant Behavior - Definition, Examples, TypesDeviant behaviors comes in many forms. This is a list of currently accepted deviant behaviors. There is an explanation for each and the list includes suicide, drug use and homosexuality.
- Deviant Behavior in WomenStudies that have been conducted in past years based the deviant behaviors of women on mere stereotypes about sexual behavior. A double standard is used and behaviors that are considered deviant or immoral for women are considered acceptable for men.
- Deviant Behavior and GenderDeviant behavior in the form of criminal activity must necessitate a punitive approach to behavior. The attendant criminal justice systems must be capable of deploying the necessary resources.
- Mullen 2005 Experiment on the Effects of Moral Violations on Deviant BehaviorThis article gives an overview of the 2005 experiment by Mullen on the the effects of moral violations on deviant behavior.
- Crime and Deviance is a Learned Behavior: Birds of a Feather Do Flock TogetherI provide a better understanding of crime and deviance using Ronald Akers' Social Learning Theory and Edwin Sutherland's Differential Association.
- Book Review: Deviant Behavior: A Social Learning AnalysisIf you want to understand deviant behavior and why people become deviant, this book is a must-read!
- Deviant Behavior Choices: Explanation of the Rational Choice TheoryAre our behavioral choices our own? Or do we simply act out whatever is popular opinion at any given time?
- Transgender Rights - Deviant BehaviorChris Tina Bruce is a male to female transgender who on October 29, 2011 became the first competitive Transgender Bodybuilder. Today she is taking action to Cultivate Change. This is her story.
- Conflicts of DevianceA short examination of the concept of social deviance, from a Marxist perspective.
- The Acquisition AddictionIf it is out of control and running your life, it is an addiction. This is true whether you are a person or a culture.
- Sociology of Crime: What Makes a Criminal?Three popular sociological theories on crime are differential association theory, control theory, and routine activities theory, all of which point to different aspects of society as influential in the activities of criminals.
- Explaining the Differential Reinforcement Theory and Its Standpoint on CrimeA look at the differential reinforcement theory of criminology, its empirical evidence as compared to other social learning theories, and its view on violent crime.
- Can Contact Sports and Movie Choices Be Deviant?commonly recreational deviancy is defined under the terms heterosexual deviance, drug use, and deviance in cyberspace. It is also possible that certain contact sports and movie choices could fit into this category.
