Why is deviant behavior attributed to freewill and not experience or genetics?

Answer 1

Is it? It depends on the behaviour. Alot is attributed to expeience and genetics and of course disorders.

In fact pretty much all deviant behaviour can be explained by factors such as those you state. But even when the reasons for those behaviours are explained, it doesn't take away from the fact that the person chooses to act out this behaviour. The reason is there, but so is the choice. And unless there is a disorder that is stopping a person from understanding what they are doing is wrong, then people have to take responsibility for their actions.

Answer 2

Deviant behavior is mainly caused by resistance to the idea of deviant behavior. Free will has nothing to do with it, on the contrary the law of attraction ensures that focus on the subject is the fuel that draws energy to same or similar subjects.
Genetics neither, although culture could appear like genetics and culture is a major part of the cause.
Experience only increases the resistance, so it is also close to the main cause.
So the question is, what causes abnormal resistance?
In my opinion, bad education. The cure? Understanding, knowledge and replacing the education of the deviant and the nondeviant alike.
Think of it. Why is it that certain forms of deviancy does not exist in some countries? Because the reverse programming just does not exist in those countries.
Whatever we push against, we attract. It is time we progressed beyond threats. There are plenty of examples in front of our eyes every day in the media. The jails and penitenciaries of many countries are super-filled and it is only getting worse. Let`s wake up.

Answer 3

Actually, it can be attributed to both in individual cases. The basic answer is because we control our own actions, and behaviour is not controlled by genetics and so on and so on in reference to the rest of the answers (the generic ones) you will get/have received. But you have got to be aware that it is not uncommon for genetics to play the major role in the behaviors some may display. For example, there's a person that has committed murder with special circumstances (heinous act or unusual ways of slaughter...I don't know how to put it but you get the idea.....a really bad thing to do), when this person is taken into custody and interrogated, the question comes up as to why they did it or why did they do that thing in that way. They subject says "I don't know, I can't controll it." or even to the point where they don't remember. So they get psychologically analyzed, and low and behold--they have a disorder that is in their genes that has made them act out in this way, not knowing between right and wrong, and so on. I know this is not in every case of a psychoanalitical result, but it does arise in many cases in our day and age, and even before. But I don't think that you can ever really cut the two apart clean and dry by any means. I just watch too much CSI/Law & order/Cold Case Files etc., on t.v. and have followed psychology as well. I'm not defending anyones actions or trying to say it's all genetics, but I know that it's not that plain and simple. Good question though! Thanks for the food for thought.

Answer 4

this is because peer influence has got a lot to do with some one's character. As an individual that has friends or peers you would probably like to do what your peers are doing (compliance) just to be part of them in order to avoid segregation or stuffs like that; that is the freewill because you've got the right to choose what u wnt and vice versa. you could decide to develop a deviant behaviour probably because of the environment in which u find yourself and the kind of individuals within your residence. but it has got nothing to do with genetics not absolutely though, because u could inherit it from ur parents as well.

Answer 5

Much of it is free will but behavior also stems from other sources, fetal alcohol syndronme babies tend to hve violent negative behaviors along with a number of other disorders. It is not always free will.

Answer 6

And who are you to decide what is deviant behaviour or what is normal?

Answer 7

Because we have a brain that distinguishes right from wrong, and we can choose. Unless, of course, one is a psychopath or a sociopath.

Answer 8

Is it? I think it's attributed to all three.

Answer 9

because we always have a chance to over haul our nature and make a choice! hence free will!

Answer 10

ask that ? again in plain words.