CHAPTER ONE - Social Sciences at Hunter College (CUNY)

The authors examine biological, psychological and sociological theories of deviance. There is an extensive critique of the individual oriented ("blaming the victims) explanations for deviance. Next, Eitzen and Baca Zinn focus on two theories that place the blame for deviance on the role of society: labeling theory and conflict theory. KEY THEORISTS ................
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