SOC 101 Week 2 Discussion 2 |Assignment help| Ashford University
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SOC 101 Week 2 Discussion 2 |Assignment help| Ashford University
Week 2 - Discussion 2
Deviant Behavior
For this discussion, you must read
Chapter 6 of the text, Introduction
to Sociology: 06 Socialization, the
article, The Anomie Tradition:
Explaining Rates of Deviant Behavior, Durkheim's classic
contribution, and the Anomie
theory reading from Key Perspectives in Criminology found in the
ebrary database. After reading the required resources, explain why Emile
Durkheim alleges that if we did not have deviants, we would create them. In
other words, Durkheim is making an argument that having a group of people
society considers deviant serves broader functions for society. What are these
functions? Support your answer with detailed examples.
Your initial post should be
at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required
material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by