ppen, and eventually and ultimately his life of deviance came to an end one week after graduation. 2.In Social Disorganization Theory there are no set norms or lines of deviance. Pretty much everything goes because there is no line between right and wrong. Deviance is very high for several reasons. There is no one to look at for values or morals because of the wide variety. Deviant behavior is seen differently by everyone because of the variety of values and morals. The hard thing about this is that there are no norms, and deviance is anything against the norm. With Social Learning people get there norms, values, morals, and deviance from watching others. There is a finer line of right and wrong but it also depends on who you learn from.Two examples, one for each theory, can be taken from the movie “Gone in 60 Seconds.” The younger brother falls into acts of deviance from watching his big brother steal cars. He saw his brother doing it, learned things from him, and went on to do these same deviant acts when he grew up. The little brother is a great example of Social Learning Theory. As for the big brother, he fits under the Social Disorganization Theory. He grew up with all kinds of people. The people he did his deviant acts from were from all walks of life. There wasn’t a set of norms. Everyone was into the deviant acts for different reasons. The neighborhood was less structured when he was a youth compared to now. The little brother lives in a society with clear set rules. This is made clear with the law enforcement officials and by not completing the order.There are some similarities between the two theories but more differences. Some of the similarities would be that in Social Learning Theory, everyone could be learning from different people. If this was the case then it would fall under the other theory. In both theories deviance has the chance to be very high. If all people learn from other...
