Society feels as if they have the power to create definitions of deviance and the ability to label individuals, groups, and behaviors as deviant. Some groups that are labeled as deviant are the gay community, minorities, poor communities, women in power, and people who are imprisoned. There are different elements and institutions in our society that label these groups as deviant. This all mainly comes from the Government, the rich, and the majority race. In the U.S. everyone is supposed to have equal opportunity and chances but the way society is set up it rarely happens that way. I do not feel that these groups should be labeled as such because little do they know they are part of the normality. A lot of the people coming from these groups
