True or false: all cultures tend to have the same idea of what counts as deviant behavior.

This theory focuses on the imbalance between culturally valued goals and the legitimate means to obtain them.

This theory focuses on how those who possess social and economic power are those that define deviance.

Which theory states that people learn deviant behavior from their environment and those around them?

What is emphasized in our society that can be stressful for many?

Individuals who accept society’s approved goals but not society’s approved means to get them are called

Individuals who have given up hope of achieving society’s approved goals but still operate according to society’s approved means.

According to conflict theory, who is more likely to be criminalized or considered deviant?

__ refers to the formal & informal mechanisms used to make people conform to the accepted values and norms of society.

What is a criticism of differential association theory?

According to labeling theory, deviance is determined by

The initial act or attitude that causes one to be labeled deviant is called __ deviance.

Any physical or social attribute that devalues a person or group’s identity