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Deviance is defined as something or someone that is out side of the “Norm.” It is something that is found in small numbers. And is negatively valued by people in the “Norm.” Deviance is both voluntary and involuntary. Which means that people can be being deviant without even knowing it. I believe that being deviant is being different. And I also believe that the purpose of deviance is to establish norms. But There are many Theories of deviance: o Biological Theory- o Structural Strain (Anomie)- This theory believes that everyone is normal but yourself. It is the theory where the society around provides little moral guidance to an individual. o Cultural Transmission- The theory believes that the process by which one-generation passes culture to the next. o Labeling- This theory says that people label other people as deviances. It is the most comprehensive, and doesn’t have to lay off. There is a problem to the theory; it devalues the norms of society so it makes no norms. o Control- This theory is the opposite of the Anomie Theory. People are naturally deviate from the norms. There are barriers that keep us in the norms and the deviances out. The theory I mostly agree with is the Cultu