Discuss the application of conflict theories to deviance, the elite, and the poor. Select one example of how this approach can be applied to a contemporary issue of deviance.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may vary but should include that conflict theories see social inequality as very important to how deviance is defined and how deviant behaviors are punished. Deviance is seen as something created by the capitalist economic system in which the interests of capitalists are served. Crime tends to be defined such that poorer people will be defined as criminal than the elite. By contrast, the elite, even when they do commit crimes, are less likely to be punished, or may be punished in less severe ways. Elites are more capable of concealing their actions, escaping detection and punishment, and are typically only punished when their crime is so egregious that it cannot be brushed under the rug. However, the consequences of their acts can persist and affect lots of people over time.
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