What is the theories you used in sociology?

There are various theories used in sociology.Some are criminological:these try to explain why people involve themselves in criminal acts,what pshes them to commit crimes and the punishment that is prescribed to those that have acted against the law.Other theories are socilogical:these seek to understand society at large beginning at individual level up to societal level and how it reacts to behaviours of people,their activities and the generally the blocks that build up society to be what it is.