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What is the major difference between psychological and sociological theories in explaining deviance?
 
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Why is the postindustrial society also called the information society?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Psychological theories examine the cause of deviance originating within the individual. Sociological theories examine the cause of deviance originating from outside the individual.

Answer to Question 2

Its basic component is the acquiring and passing on of knowledge and technology, not the production of a material product.



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