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  1. deviance
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
    Deviance in a sociological context describes actions or behaviours that violate cultural norms including formally-enacted rules (e.g., crime) as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., rejecting folkways and mores).
  2. deviant
    a person whose behavior does not conform to social norms
    For example, a deviant act can be committed in one society or culture that breaks a social norm there, but may be considered normal for another culture and society.
  3. norm
    a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
    Deviance in a sociological context describes actions or behaviours that violate cultural norms including formally-enacted rules (e.g., crime) as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., rejecting folkways and mores).
  4. criminalize
    declare illegal; outlaw
    The issue of social power cannot be divorced from a definition of deviance because some groups in society can criminalize the actions of another group by using their influence on legislators. [6]
  5. dwarfism
    a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature
    People may have a condition which makes them treated badly by others, such as having HIV, dwarfism, facial deformities, or obesity.
  6. functionalism
    any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
    Structural-Functionalism
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  7. cross-cultural
    dealing with or comparing two or more cultures
    Other theories
    3 Functions of deviance
    4 Cross-Cultural Communication as Deviance
    5 Types of deviance
    6 Deviance in literature
    7 subfields
    8 See also
    9 References
    10 Notes

    [edit] Deviance as a violation of social norms
    Norms are specific behavioral standards, ways in which people are supposed to act, paradigms for predictable behavior in society.
  8. criminologist
    a specialist in criminology
    It is the purview of sociologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and criminologists to study how these norms are created, how they change over time and how they are enforced.
  9. sociologist
    a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
    It is the purview of sociologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and criminologists to study how these norms are created, how they change over time and how they are enforced.
  10. paradoxically
    in a paradoxical manner
    They are not necessarily moral, or even grounded in morality; in fact, they are just as often pragmatic and, paradoxically, irrational.
  11. obesity
    the condition of being excessively overweight
    People may have a condition which makes them treated badly by others, such as having HIV, dwarfism, facial deformities, or obesity.
  12. inappropriate
    not suitable for a particular occasion or use
    Viewing deviance as a violation of social norms, sociologists have characterized it as "any thought, feeling or action that members of a social group judge to be a violation of their values or rules";[1] "violation of the norms of a society or group";[2] "conduct that violates definitions of appropriate and inappropriate conduct shared by the members of a social system";[3] "the departure of certain types of behavior from the norms of a particular society at a particular time";[4] and...
Created on Thu Sep 16 19:19:02 EDT 2010 (updated Thu Sep 16 19:20:49 EDT 2010)

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