1. Discuss the various functionalist concepts and views explaining deviance.
2. Discuss the various interactionist concepts and views explaining deviance.
3. Discuss the explanations of deviance from the conflict and feminist perspectives
4. Define deviance and social stigma
5. Explain Edwin Sutherland's differential association
6. Merton's Theory of Deviance
7. Discuss how punishment for a deviant or minor criminal act could actually encourage a person to commit a more serious criminal act, and apply your rationale to discuss how the death penalty could actually encourage some to commit crime.