Contrast More Objective and More Subjective Approaches to Understanding Deviance

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Essay

Contrast more objective and more subjective approaches to understanding deviance.Where do you fall along the objective-subjective continuum? Explain your answer,using specific examples as support.

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Definitions:

Latency Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual developmental theory where the sexual drive is dormant, typically occurring from about age six to puberty.

Genitals

Part of the human body involved in sexual reproduction and pleasure.

Case Study

A research method involving an up-close, in-depth, and detailed examination of a particular case, situation, or individual to explore or investigate complex issues.

Psychosexual Development

A concept in Freudian psychology that describes how personality develops during childhood through a series of stages centered on erogenous zones.