The term deviance and deviant behavior refers to any type of behavior that departs, or deviates, from an accepted standard or norm. Norms have be devised and maintained by people in every society throughout history as a set way to act. ... All norms vary from society to society. ... Behavior is not really considered deviant unless it violates the norms of a particular social system or society. ...
I think it's very valid and important to study these types of factors, but at the same time I think it's hard to study it. ... He didn't attempt to explain why individuals engage in criminal acts, but rather why individuals choose to conform to conventional norms. ...
The norm would rapidly be shaking their heads and nodding in agreement. ... In the days of Prohibition, when a man would kill another man to keep his alcohol abundance in stock, if it would not have been for that type of deviance, would there have even been a change created later on? ...
This type of institutionalized banter had grown within various institutions and has become a way of life. ... (Baum: Pg. 201-202) Through the experiences of Sister Helen Prejean, it is apparent that societal norms have become institutionalized over time and that social sin is rampant. ...
An important sociological concept states that people conform, or perform to societal expectation or norms (Brown, 1965). ... But socially, there has to be some explanations for this attraction and need for this type of lifestyle in life. ...
