Unfortunately, kids can’t last long in school without a touch of conformity. In fact, think back to middle school. You know, that institution filled with awkward pre-teens? Recall those kids that didn’t really fit in with the rest of the lot? The ones who stuttered when they spoke. The others who weren’t really on board with the latest crazes. Those who reminded the teacher that they forgot to check the homework. And the masses of children who deemed others as “just weird.” Those outcasts, those others, those strangers to conformity either snapped back in place like rubber bands, or endured discrimination from their peers. Such discrimination took on many forms. They could’ve been shunned and given the could shoulder, or outright mocked. In some circumstances even violence was a means to correct such “alien” behavior. However, such behaviors are not only limited to children, in fact, many adults exhibit the similar responses to deviant actions with fluctuating amounts severity. …show more content…
Such actions vary in intensity depending on the degree of nonconformity, ranging from a week of exclusion to a lifetime of incarceration. Measures to prevent deviation from social norms create both an incentive for social harmony as well as an effective means to silence well-established viewpoints.
Thus, resistance against social deviance is a method to ensure the continuity of social norms, and such retaliation adapts to the social context in order to convey disapproval from the masses. Within this essay, the aspects of what causes social deviance, how social deviance is identified, and how social harmony is restored and the effects of such actions will be