Deviance Definitions and Theories

Cultural Norms

• Symbols, Values and Norms

• Cultures, Subcultures, and Countercultures

• What is Normal?
• Normalizing Deviance
• Cultural Norms Around the World

• Twisted Childhood Icons

Conformity

• Conformity: Are We Afraid to Stand Out?

Deviance and Social Control

• The Three Minute Sociologist: What is Deviance
• Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
• Formal and Informal Social Control
• Introduction to Deviance
• What is Deviance?
• Social Deviance Project
• Tattoo Documentary

Crime and Social Control

• Crime and Deviance: A Sociological Perspective
• Crime: Crash Course
• Living Without Laws: Slab City, USA
• Six Different Types of Crimes

Deviance and Crime Explanations

• Perspectives on Deviance
• Theories of Deviance
• Theory and Deviance
• Crime and Deviance: Sociological Theories

• Deviance Theories
  

Functionalism

• Functionalist View on Crime and Deviance
• Anomie-Strain Theory
• One Minute Strain Theory
• Rational Choice Theory

Conflict

• Marxist and Neo Marxist Theories of Deviance
• Marxist Theory of Deviance

Symbolic Interaction

• Labeling Theory
• Labeling Theory (Interactionism)
• What are the Effects of Labeling
• Control Theory
• Differential Association Theory
• Differential Association Theory
• Confronting Tattoo Prejudice 
• Social Stigma
• Labeling Other People Insane

Biological

• The Neurobiology of Evil

Psychological

• The Anatomy of a Violent Brain
• Psychopaths: Can Their Brains Be Fixed
• Inside the Brain of a Real Psychopath
• Exploring the Mind of a Killer

Forensic Psychology

• What is Criminal Psychology
• What is Forensic Psychology
• Three Ingredients of Murder
• Ted Bundy's Last Interview

Applying Theory Vignettes

• Manipulating the Moments That Turn Us Into Criminals
• When a Mother's Day Means a Trip to Prison
• The Constant Fear of Driving While Black
• Re-humanizing Inmates
• No Child is Born Bad