Review the section on
Asch's Research
from your textbook. Describe why the individuals in the Asch experiment usually gave the same answer when they probably knew that it was wrong. How do social control and social bonding explain conformity?
While the pressure to conform is intense, people continue to deviate. Using either Merton’s Strain Theory or Becker’s Labeling Theory, explain why some people choose to become deviant.
Finally, major crimes occur in our society. Pick a current event (local or national) and describe the crime. Analyze the crime in terms of Durkheim’s four major functions of deviance
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Review the section on Aschs Research from your textbook. Descri.docx
1. Review the section on
Asch's Research
from your textbook. Describe why the individuals in the Asch
experiment usually gave the same answer when they probably
knew that it was wrong. How do social control and social
bonding explain conformity?
While the pressure to conform is intense, people continue to
deviate. Using either Merton’s Strain Theory or Becker’s
Labeling Theory, explain why some people choose to become
deviant.
Finally, major crimes occur in our society. Pick a current event
(local or national) and describe the crime. Analyze the crime in
terms of Durkheim’s four major functions of deviance
