Identify the Factors That Shape What Is Deviant and What

question 57

Essay

Identify the factors that shape what is deviant and what is criminal, and how each is sanctioned.

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Definitions:

Motivation Theories

Psychological theories that explain the forces which drive individuals to initiate, direct, and persist in actions and behaviors.

Mediating Variables

Factors that influence the relationship between independent and dependent variables in research or experiments, explaining how or why such effects occur.

Moderators

Factors that can influence the strength or direction of the relationship between two variables, often considered in research and analysis.

Explanatory Constructs

These are concepts or theories developed to explain certain phenomena, providing a framework to understand research findings or observations.