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Conflict Theory on Deviance

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Conflict theorists argue that what counts as deviance reflects the interests of those with power to define it, and that enforcement falls unevenly.

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Comparable harms are treated as regulatory matters or as crimes depending on who commits them.

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The claim concerns definition and enforcement, not whether the underlying acts occur.