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In this neutralization technique, the deviant believes their acts are not deviant because the act did not really do any harm, or that the victim could afford the harm that was caused. Weinstein believed that his sexual acts were all consensual, so therefore there was no harm to his victims.

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Condemnation of Condemners is when the deviant views their actions as not deviant because everyone else does it, and that the accusers are hypocrites. This neutralization technique applies to Harvey Weinstein because he spent a lot of time and money trying to keep his actions quiet, and never admitted that he actually committed any of his deviant acts. Shortly after many of these accusations against him went public, Weinstein gave an interview to the New York Post where he said he has overseen "more movies directed by women and about women than any film-maker", and he said "I pioneered it! It all got eviscerated because of what happened. My work has been forgotten". This shows how he believes that he has done no harm, and that instead he is being unfairly treated by his accusers who are trying to plot against him and forgetting his good work that he has produced.

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Weinstein also could have learned his deviance from his experiences throughout his career. There have been reports of his harassment and misconduct that have come out from his actions over three decades. However, many of these reports did not surface until around 2017. Seeing his deviance not result in any sanctions either publicly or privately can explain why he continued to do these deviant actions: he learned from the people he abused that he could harass these women and nothing bad would happen to him. Even in court at his trial that would later sentence him to twenty three years in prison he said that he thought his relationships with the women were consensual and suggested that he was the victim of a rush to judgment.

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Harvey Weinstein worked in the entertainment industry, which is already overly sexualized, and he was able to assert his deviant actions not only in the form of sexual misconduct, but by asserting power over women. There are many accusations of Weinstein demanding sexual favors from women in exchange for casting, or other forms of aid in the industry. This type of blackmail is unfortunately very comman in the industry. In fact, Weinstein spoke about his upbringing and stated, "I came of age in the 60's and 70's, when all the rules about behavior and workplaces were different. That was the culture then". This quote shows how society as a whole and specifically his experience in the industry is a way that Weinstein could have learned this deviance.

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Looking at how society views sexual assault and rape, society generally defines those things as bad, but there are lots of problems that stem from beliefs about these topics. Considering how so many rape and sexual assault cases have been written off as with statements like "she wanted it", it is unsurprising that of the 40% of sexual assault cases that are reported, only one-third of the cases have any punishment attached to them. This connects the theory to Weinstein because he could have learned from society that sexual assault is something that can be explained or rarely proven and therefore is less deviant.

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Definition of The Differential Association Theory

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Definition of The Differential Association Theory

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The Differential Association Theory states that deviance can be learned from groups of people that the deviant person surrounds them self with.

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- Sentenced to 20 years in prison for first-degree criminal sexual act
- Sentenced to 3 years in prison for third-degree rape
- Many other charges were brought against him for decades, since 1978, for rape and sexual assault that he was not charged for
- More than 90 women have accused Weinstein of sexual harassment, inappropriate touching, assault, and/or rape

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- Born on March 19th, 1952 in Queens, New York
- Parents: Max and Miriam Weinstein
- Brother: Bob
- Harvey and Bob founded company Miramax in 1979 from a love of the movies from spending Saturday afternoons together at the theater
- Harvey and Bob were so successful they later founded The Weinstein Company in 2005