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Deviance and Social Position

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Definition and enforcement of deviance vary by social position, so who is watched, stopped, charged, and sentenced is a sociological question in its own right.

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Comparable conduct produces different outcomes depending on where in a society it occurs.

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The finding concerns the system's operation and asserts nothing about individuals' conduct.

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