Overview of and introduction to sociological theories of deviance

The origin of the Sociology

19th century- Europe

From the simple social life around farming to big cities

Big cities encreasing of crime

Question about crime

Crime, mental illness, suicide, alcohol, sexual deviant behaviour

Sexual orientation, incest, paedophilia

Theories to explain deviance

Anomie and structural theories

Anomie and structural theories extended

Control theories

Social reaction and other theories of social process

Conflict theories and feminist theories

deviance comes out when social cohesion/solidarity is threatened or weakened or individuals are blocked form achieving social goals through legitimate means.

Explain deviance in terms of adaptions of society and multiple form of strain that brings individual do deviance act

inappropriate socialisation at a young age.

deviant when the mechanism of social control fai

Labelling theory

deviant behaviour learning

human existence is shaped by the economic mode of production.

Gender is the central organising principle in society.