Social Norms And Deviance Essay

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Deviance is an action or behavior that violates our society norms. Therefore the society cannot confirm deviance and usually disapprove it. Social norms and deviance are different in every culture. For that reason a deviant may is considered wrong in a culture but another culture may approve it. For example public display of affection is not a wrong action in some Europe country but it is a deviance in Islamic countries. The only deviance that I remember to participate is jaywalking. When I was a youth and too young, at late nights or in some not crowded streets, I did not like to care the street signals and signs. I taught, because nobody was passing the street, therefore, did not matter ignoring the signals. Informal

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