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nature of crime must be sociological, for what crime is depends on the
social institutions of society.
One of the most most important emphases of sociological thinking about
crime is on the interconnections between conformity and deviance in
different sociological contexts.
Modern societies contain many different subcultures, and behaviour that
conforms to the norms of one particular subculture may be regarded as
deviant outside it. For instance, there may be strong pressure on a member
of a boys' gang to prove himself by stealing a car. Moreover, there are
wide divergences of wealth and power in society, which generally influence
opportunities open to different groups.
Theft and burglary, not surprisingly, are carried out mainly by people
from the poorer segments of the population; embezzling and tax evasion are
by definition limited to persons in positions of some affluence (Giddens,
1997).
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