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Sufayan.ah

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on: Jul 2, 2018
Discuss the argument that the definition of deviance is relative.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A strength of the labeling theory is that it
 
  a. concentrates on the role of societal reaction in the creation of deviance.
  b. focuses on the question of causation.
  c. disregards undetected deviance.
  d. realizes that the label is applied disproportionately to the powerful.


brbarasa

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Feedback: Whether an act is deviant depends on how other people react to it. Evidence for this is found in two sources: inconsistencies between societies as to what is deviance and inconsistencies in the labeling of behavior as deviant within a single society. There is abundant anthropological evidence that what is right or wrong varies from society to society. Differential treatment for similar behavior within a single society provides further proof that deviance is not a property of the act but depends on the reaction of the particular audience.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. concentrates on the role of societal reaction in the creation of deviance


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