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Assignment:

1. The text describes three social foundations for deviance. Choose one of these and describe an example that illustrates how deviance is socially constructed in society. Support your answer with at least one example mentioned in the Crash Course video.
2. Give an example of a retreatist from Merton's strain theory of deviance. Explain briefly why this example fits his description of a retreatist.
3. Give an example of an innovator from Merton's strain theory of deviance. Explain briefly why this example fits his description of a innovator.
4. What percentage of illegal drug users in the United States are African American? What percentage of inmates in State and Federal prisons for drug offenses are African American?
5. Describe one reason Durkheim claimed that deviance is functional for a society. Give an example to support this reason.
6. The idea that hoarding is a form of deviance that is a sickness rather than a moral failing is supportive of which concept from the text? (hint: Symbolic Interactionist Theory).
7. "The widespread belief that norms and laws are natural and good masks their political character." The previous quote from Macionis is describing which theoretical approach to deviance?
8. Explain the three key reasons by which supporters of hate crime laws defend their position (hint: Thinking About Diversity: Race, Class, and Gender).
9. Which geographic area of California is someone most likely to become a victim of a violent crime?
10. Write out a statement in support of gun control legislation based on the principal of deterrence. Write out a statement against gun control legislation based on the principal of societal protection.