-- theory explains deviance as the outcome of social strains due to the way the society is structured. For some people, the strain becomes overwhelming to the point where they do deviance as a way to manage the strain.
The local potential is the depolarization of a cell below threshold. After the cell is sufficiently depolarized (and reaches threshold), it fires an action potential down the axon. The local potential is the depolarization of a cell below threshold. After the cell is sufficiently depolarized (and reaches threshold), it fires an action potential down the axon. Go
One of the characteristic features of a living cell is that it controls the exchange of electrically charged ions across the cell membrane and therefore the electrical potential of its interior relative to the exterior. This Scholarpedia page is a basic introduction into the mechanisms underlying this process.