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devianceAbnormal behaviour; that is, behaviour that deviates from the norms or the laws of a society or group, and so invokes social sanctions, controls, or stigma. Deviance is a relative concept: what is considered deviant in some societies may be normal in others; in a particular society the same act (killing someone, for example) may be either normal or deviant depending on the circumstances (in wartime or for money, for example). Some sociologists argue that the reaction of others, rather than the act itself, is what determines whether an act is deviant, and that deviance is merely behaviour other people so label. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| That sort of suspicion, denunciation, and searching out of deviancy makes me think of things like the witch trials in Salem. Still, our assault on decorum is defining deviancy down, in the words of Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer has pointed out that alongside of the social trend of "defining deviancy down," is the movement to "define deviancy up. |
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