SOC 2070 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Anxiety, Mental Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder

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Set of interrelated propositions that explain social behaviours. Came up with theories to create insight. Never perfect, never predict human beh. perfectly , usually insightful. Social deviance is understood as the product of choice. Told that ppl who engage in deviant beh. because they made poor choices. Someone who is criminally active has engaged in criminal activities due to individual decisions. Various theories we explore will embrace the idea of choice and deviant beh. Can classify theories into these 2 zones and in the middle of the 2 (hybrid) If the theory is objective one can identify it due to the assumption that the nature of deviance is located in the act or a person (simply identify deviant beh. By observing if someone is acting deviantly for ex. Characteristics of deviancy (if present than there is deviant beh. ) Norm is a recurring pattern in human beh. Deviant in the sense that it is out of the nom (video)

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