Social Deviance And The Strain Theory

Sociologists understand the concept deviance in a variety of ways. It is the result of unsuccessful socialization, the solutions is usually intended to change the mind of the individual, and that order need to remain maintained. Norms determine whether something is deviant or normal. So deviance depends on the social status and power on the person, the social context in which the behavior occurs, and the historical place it takes place in. Deviance is all about violating the day to day norms and is usually considered to be wrong bad, or immoral. It is a process because it just doesn’t happen one day it’s usually happens overtime. For example, its two type of deviants the primary deviance and the secondary deviance. Primary deviance would be

Most drug dealers usually sell drugs for the money to provide for either them or their family. When it comes to the strain theory it has to explain why the deviance is being done. So, a mother selling drugs and trying to put a roof over her kids would cause a strain on her trying to make get more money. A basic assumption would be that the mother is a bad mother because she won’t go out and get a real job because she wants to make money the fast way. So the ultimate goal would be money, with them rejecting the need for a real job, and just being comfortable and accepting with their way of living. With that being said I don’t think it leaves anything out personally because the Merton’s Theory clearly states the intentions. If we were just talking about drug users then that would fall under the Labeling Theory, which in terms would leave something

For it to be deviant the crime would have to be something out the norm, that people isn’t use to. The behavior that’s considered deviant varies from the type of people who are involved, the time, and the society. Drug dealing, is the most common type of deviant because it is an accepted goal with accepted means. The person who is dealing tow drugs knows what kind of trouble they can get into and they know it’s illegal but continues doing it because of a goal they have. Yes, it’s plenty other crimes out there that can be labeled deviant such as child abuse, domestic violence, fraud, assault or even drunk driving. They all share one common interest and that is the fact that it’s wrong and isn’t an everyday thing that the average eye would consider to be