Sociology / Unit 5 Soc 0663 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Conflict Theory on Deviance
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The idea
Conflict theorists argue that what counts as deviance reflects the interests of those with power to define it, and that enforcement falls unevenly.
In practice
Comparable harms are treated as regulatory matters or as crimes depending on who commits them.
Where people slip
The claim concerns definition and enforcement, not whether the underlying acts occur.
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