How do biological and psychological theories of deviance differ from sociological theories? What are some of the major theories aligned with these disciplines?
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Biologists and psychologists explain deviance by looking at the characteristics within the individual. Biologists focus on genetic dispositions, while psychologists focus on personality disorders. In contrast, sociologists look for explanations outside the individual and focus on the social factors that influence some people rather than others to break the norms. Biological explanations of crime include theories of intelligence, "XYY" chromosome theory, and body type theory. Psychological theories include antisocial and personality disorder theories. Sociological theories include differential association theory, labeling theory, strain theory, and others.
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A. the difficulty in importing food and consumer goods B. the difficulty in borrowing money to keep economies functioning C. the difficulty of traveling past international borders D. the increase in war around the globe
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A. Power in numbers B. Technology makes it easy to inform people across the global about situations/issues C. Some scholars predict that social movements will increase in size and frequency D. Making money is the most important thing
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