We use two theories to understand how it occurs. One is functional theory, another one is conflict theory. For functional theory, deviance is a basic part of social organization. By defining deviance, society sets its moral boundaries. And the deviance here is universal. However, for conflict theory, deviance results from social inequality. Norms, including laws reflect the interests of powerful members of society. In other words, deviance is political: people with little power are at high risk of being labeled deviance.
In terms of functional analysis, deviance is a necessary element of social organization. Deviance affirms cultural values and norms. There can be no good without evil and no justice without crime. Responding to deviance clarifies moral boundaries. By defining some individuals as deviant, people draw a boundary between right and wrong. Responding to deviance brings people together. When terrorists attacks occurred, people joined by a common desire to protect their country and bring the terrorists to justice. Deviance encourages social change. Today’s deviance can become tomorrow’s justice. For example, rock-and-roll condemned as immoral in the 1950’s, however, it became a multibillion-dollar industry a few years later. So does hip-hop music.

Let’s look at the definition of conflict crime. Conflict crimes are deviant acts that the state defines as illegal but the definition is controversial in the wider society. As we learned in the class, the key concept of the conflict theory is that economic drives society. It is focused on the inequality and the class relations. The rules are defined by the people who have the power and wealth, and that leads to my topic, is white-collar consider as crimes? Why I want to talk about the white collar crime, in nowadays, a single scam can destroy a company, devastate families by wiping out their life savings, or