Bibliography lists 4 sources. An overview of approaches explains deviant behavior of gangs. In fact, there are many criminological and sociological theories associated with gang activity. The sociological theories fall under the umbrella of the theory of deviance. The sociological theory of deviance includes anomie, differential association, social control theory, and labeling theory, among others.
Gangs are the typical example of deviant behavior.
Bibliography lists 5 sources. The writer argues that this field of investigation has been greatly aided by the introduction of an anthropological point of view to what had previously been a field dominated by a sociological perspective. The nature of deviance is discussed within the context of various cultures. Bibliography lists 1 source. This 6 page report discusses the ways in which societal beliefs and prejudices are often echoed in the ostensibly objective view of the anthropologist commenting on the situation, individual, or other culturally-affected phenomenon.