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According to sociologist Howard Becker, __________ are often the ones who create the rules about what constitutes deviant or conventional behavior. Becker believes that these individuals use their own perspectives on “right” and “wrong” to establish the rules by which they expect other people to live.

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Moral Entrpreneurs

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Howard Becker also calls “moral entrepreneurs” or “cross reformers” those people who seek to impose their morals on others thinking that they will do them good without ever questioning the willingness or need of others to incorporate the moralizing meaning of their rules. , that is, from a higher perspective directed at inferior beings. According to Becker, these people often make the rules about what constitutes deviant or conventional behavior. Becker believes these individuals use their own "right" and "wrong" perspectives to establish the rules by which they expect other people to live.

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