1. Deviance
As an example, the corporate executive who embezzles company funds may learn the norms and values conducive to this type of criminal activities by associating with others who engaged in similar wrongdoing. ... It is abnormal only in the sense when it runs counter to the prevailing social norms of a culture. Deviant is used to describe behavior that is different from the generally shared norms and values of a particular culture. ... Many complex modern societies have conflicting norms and values, so that conforming to one set of norms may lead to conflict with others. ... Crime is a type of...
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