... and expected, defining what is acceptable, and defining who we are- always is done in opposition to what is unreal, unexpected, unacceptable, and who we are not ("We defines They"). If we can accept the reality of change, then designations of deviance are crucial in ... locating the shifting boundaries of our socially structured reality. And, when we define someone or some group as deviant- we strengthen our own position and simplify our response to the ... hospitalized, cared for). They are just not treated as NORMAL. They are STIGMATIZED. Deviance is not a matter of the cost or consequ...

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