Causes of Deviant Behavior

Causes of deviant behavior
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Causes of deviant behavior
Deviant behaviors are people’s characteristics that depart a society’s social norm. Society’s view of deviant behaviors consider them as universally criminal traits that have legal consequences. Reefer Madness is among major film that explain causes of deviant behaviors amongst members of society. Abuse of marijuana was highlighted as the major cause of different deviant activities like murder and attempted rape. It is evident that students and other young people are involved in marijuana abuse in this film which indicates lack and ignorance of moral education from parents and religious leaders.
Differential association theory is among the main concepts explaining deviance. It states that individual’s criminal activities are learn...