This paper pertains to the perspective of deviance set upon by each group. What is deviance, you may ask? Deviance relates to anything that may be set upon by a society as "bad", for example it may be illegal to have sex with a 16 year old girl, but in Japan it is totally fine, as long as there is consent between both parties.
Strain theory is also defined as anomie - the absence of values or standards. This theory was pioneered by a nineteenth century French sociologist Emile Durkheim. …
