1. Create an argument for why and how deviance is socially constructed. Choose one theory from below:
• Conflict Theory
• Labeling Theory
• Cultural Deviance Theory
• Social Disorganization Theory
2. Choose at least three of the ways to be deviant from below and use them to support your argument above and give an example of each.
• Participating in what is considered deviant behavior.
• Failing to engage in or conform to a behavior that is perceived as “normal” or “right”.
• Being labeled as deviant, based on behavior or act.
• Subscribing to an unpopular or socially unacceptable ideologies or thought process.
• Associating with people who have been labeled deviant in a certain context.
• Defending someone who is deviant or being complicit in a deviant behavior