This lesson will examine Emile Durkheim's four functions of deviance. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Functions of Deviance."

This lesson explains how Conflict Theory interprets deviance and power. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Conflict Theory and Deviance."

This video focuses on deviance; it is the 18th episode of the sociology course. What is social deviance? Who defines what is deviant and how to people come to behave that way? The video explores the biological and psychological...

This video [9:45] focuses on theory and deviance; it is the 19th episode of the sociology course. In the last lesson, we introduced deviance as a concept, but today we're going return to our major paradigms in sociology and how each...

This video [6:31] explains the Differential Association Theory which states that deviance is learned through interactions with other deviants. The Strain Theory suggests that deviant behaviors result from a disconnect between a person's...

This lesson will discuss how race and gender are related to deviance. Gender is discussed using the feminist perspective. The lesson also discusses how racial hostility motivates hate crime. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Race,...

This lesson will discuss how race and gender are related to deviance. Gender is discussed using the feminist perspective. The lesson also discusses how racial hostility motivates hate crime. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Race,...

This lesson explains how Conflict Theory interprets deviance and power. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Conflict Theory and Deviance."