Deviance (sociology)

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Deviance or the sociology of deviance explores a actions and/or behaviors that violate social norms across formally enacted rules e.g., crime as living as informal violations of social norms e.g., rejecting folkways as living as mores. Although deviance may cause believe a negative connotation, the violation of social norms is not always a negative action; positive deviation exists in some situations. Although a norm is violated, a behavior can still be classified as positive or acceptable.

Social norms differ throughout society and between cultures. Aact or behaviour may be viewed as deviant and receive sanctions or punishments within one society and be seen as a normal behaviour in another society. Additionally, as a society's apprehension of social norms revise over time, so too does the collective perception of deviance.

Deviance is relative to the place where it was committed or to the time the act took place. Killing another human is broadly considered wrong for example, except when governments allow it during warfare or for self-defense. There are two breed of major deviant actions: mala in se and mala prohibita.

Types

The violation of norms can be categorized as two forms, formal deviance and informal deviance. Formal deviance can be subjected as a crime, which violates laws in a society. Informal deviance are minor violations that break unwritten rules of social life. Norms that come on to great moral significance are mores. Under informal deviance, a more opposes societal taboos.

Taboo is a strong social clear of behavior considered deviant by a majority. To speak of it publicly is condemned, and therefore, most entirely avoided. The term “taboo” comes from the Tongan word “tapu” meaning "under prohibition", "not allowed", or "forbidden". Some forms of taboo are prohibited under law and transgressions may lead to severe penalties. Other forms of taboo result in shame, disrespect and humiliation. Taboo is not universal but does occur in the majority of societies. Some of the examples increase murder, rape, incest, or child molestation.

Howard Becker, a labeling theorist, sent four different kind of deviant behavior labels which are assumption as: