A Situation That Illustrates Deviance That I Have Personally From A Middle Class European Family

As mentioned in the introduction deviants are people who either have a hard time conforming to society or they simply just choose not to. Some examples of deviants are criminals and mental patients. On the other hand deviance is something very broad. Any act that doesn 't coincide with social norms is considered an act of deviance; this includes dressing differently talking differently or coming from a different culture. Deviance is caused when something called socialization does not happen. Socialization is the process of learning the social norms that are expected of us as members of a society. Socialization starts taking place as soon as a child is born and is taught through the parents. Robert K. Merton developed a theory to explain why deviance is caused and it is called the Structural Strain Theory. This theory states that deviance is caused by the tension and

Within any given society, individuals are expected to behave and or conduct themselves in a given acceptable manner. However, there are instances when particular individuals act contrary to the set standards and violate the cultural norms. Such acts may include acts of crime, theft, defiance, breaking of rules, and truancy just to mention a few. Deviance could thus be viewed as the intentional or accidental violation of the particular behavioral aspects and ways that people are expected to act within a society (Hardy).

Deviance is an act that goes against the social norms such as rules or expectations. It can be something small such as running through the stop signs or it can be something big such as hijacking an airplane. Deciding if the act is deviant or not depends on the context (society, environment, etc.). According to Howard S. Becker, it is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act that, makes something deviant. Deviance is not a word that is used for judging people, but it is used to refer to an act to which people respond negatively. Norms vary among different cultural groups, therefore, one deviant act in one group might not be deviant to another. For example, it will be considered deviant or going against the norm if someone decided to

Deviance is all around us, everyone has done or thought something deviant and everyone has seen someone do or say something deviant. Because deviance is so common and sometimes very minor, we don’t always realize what is and is not considered deviant.

“Deviance in sociological context describes actions or behaviors that violate cultural norms including formally-enacted rules (e.g., crime) as well as informal violations of social norms.”

Deviance as a word refers to any behavior regarded as odd or unacceptable. However, from a sociological point of view, deviance refers to any action or behavior that runs contrary to social norms (Macionis and Gerber 200). This includes crimes, which are violations of formally enacted rules, as well as violation of the socially accepted norms. Norms refer to the rules as well as the expectations that guide the conventional behavior of human beings (Macionis and Gerber 204). Thus, deviant acts arise from non-conformance with these norms. Deviance is relative, to both the time and the place. This is because an act that may appear deviant in a particular context may not be deviant in another. For example, fighting at school is a deviant behavior,

Deviance is defined by the social norms that a person breaks. Looking at my life, I have committed deviance in many instances, at least once a day, so the act of deviance I am going to focus on is a something bigger than just the minute daily cases. A specific deviant act that I can clearly remember is a time that I swam in the Johnson Hall fountain in the middle of the night. Aside from my deviant act, I have a deviant identity that I achieved from going to bed very early as a college student. My peers noticed my secondary deviance of going to bed early, which is how it became my deviant identity. I am also part of a deviant group on Meredith College’s Liberal campus by being an open Republican and Donald Trump supporter. There is a small fraction of us but we stay together as a group that stands out on the campus. Reflecting on my past, I found that these three instances are bold examples of deviance as they have drastically set me apart from my college-aged peers.

It is no secret that the socially constructed concept of deviance is a label that is able to form a certain stigma to those who the label has been applied. Deviance is simply a violation of any societal norm. Any behavior that is deemed odd or irregular by the majority may be considered deviant. These behaviors and actions may produce different reactions from outsiders, or possibly none at all, depending on the audience or norm that had been broken. Anyone who decides to go against these norms will not only receive such a label, but will most likely be casted out or punished in some way by the public.

Personally, I do not find myself to be deviant. Deviant summed up to me is breaking norms. Norms are common acts we notice as respectable and notable. I feel as though norms should be followed out of respect for the society. They are not laws, however, they are the polite way of acting. For example, when you meet someone for the first time, the norm would be to greet them kindly, introduce yourself, and shake their hand politely. To me, I find deviance disrespectful because breaking common courtesy seems out of place based on how I was raised. Today norms are not as commonly thought of in everyday life. You always hear about the older generation complaining about the younger generation having no respect.

Engaging in deviance is when “someone exhibits a behavior, trait, belief or other characteristic that violates a social norm and causes negative conflict,” (Godwin, PPT). A social norm, for example, is that women must wear a bra under their clothing, but recently female’s have protested this norm by simply not wearing a bra in public places, which resulted in an negative reaction from others who still think bras are a necessity for women to wear. This example is an example of someone engaging in deviance is relevant in American society, but in other countries it is accepted if you do not wear clothing on the top half of your body at all so a woman not wearing a bra would not be considered odd or abnormal. So no, not all definitions of deviance

What is deviance? Deviance is the perpetual nature of behavior that strays from the societal norms based on psychological, social and sociological aspect of a human being. Deviant behavior is known to contribute an aspect of criminal behavior and actions. Based on the written literature of Max Weber, there are three different types of regularities in sociology; charismatic, traditional and legal rational. Each of these types of regularities capture the contemporary aspect of society. It is believed that deviant behavior makes a vital contribution to the fabric of society because it allows different forms of society to work together and conceive a consensus. There are many different examples of regularities, such as; people tend to marry within their own class, people who are 18 and over can vote and only people with licenses can drive.the consequences of not conforming to different types of regularities differ from imprisonment to legal fines. The difference between customary norms and obligatory norms are the severity of social backlash and federal consequences. Customary norms are generally things like, tipping waiters above 15% or wearing seatbelts when driving; whereas, obligatory norms follow the example of obeying the law. The two different types of legitimate orders are based upon who they come from, one example would be from a police officer and another example would be from a parent. The first has a legal obligation and the second has a social hierarchy.

In sociology, the term deviance refers to all violations of social rules, regardless of their seriousness (Essentials of Sociology 136). Deviance is an individual or organizational behavior that violates societal norms and is usually accompanied by negative reactions from others. According to a sociologist S. Becker, he stated that it is not the act itself that makes an action deviant, but rather how society reacts to it.

Deviance is the behavior and the standards of expectations of a group or society. It is also behavior that is considered dangerous, threatening or offensive. The people that are deviant are often labeled to be weirdos, oddballs, or creeps. In the United States, people with tattoos, drug addicts, alcoholics, and compulsive gamblers are all considered deviant. Sociologists believe that everybody is deviant from time to time. They believe each person will violate a social norm in certain situations. People are considered deviant if they don't stand for the national anthem at a sports event, dress casually to a fancy restaurant, or skip classes. One category of deviance is Crime. Crime is a violation of norms

Deviance is the violation of social norms. Social norms and values determine what level of deviance is acceptable. My folkway violation was on the cultural norms in black churches about not wearing pants and not being late for services.

One example of deviance that I would like to write about is euthanasia. The Webster's dictionary defines it as the act or practice of killing a suffering individual painlessly for reasons considered merciful. But, why do some accept certain kinds of killings, but not others. To tie in with another assignment, the death penalty was created to punish criminals who have created such unspeakable crimes. For some in society, the death penalty is acceptable and to others it is not. Euthanasia is as much of a murder as carrying out a death sentence. Now, in animal control centers run by some cities, it may be the norm to utilize euthanasia as a means of lessening the rapidly increasing animal