i don't think anyone is normal, deep down we are all a little odd, some of us more on the surface than others but if you delve down even the most conservative, boring, middle class geography teacher is slightly odd. Does this mean that in actual fact there are barely any normal people in the world, this therefore makes them the minority and not normal whatsoever but completely crazy.
Therefore my fellow eccentric, flying saucer spotting, random person kissing, maniacs we are in fact the normal ones so don't be ashamed lett your madness out for it is normal after all
2007-07-15 12:01:19 · 28 answers · asked by Stephen M 6 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
The definition of normality of subjective, and therefore is dependant on what type of behaviour is being described. Since no one person is perfect, it will always depend on the situation, my nutty squirrly friend : )
2007-07-15 12:52:28 · answer #1 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 10⤊ 0⤋
we are told what is normal by the society we live in. We are fed 'norms and values' by the process of socialization. People who don't fit in with these norms and values are considered outcasts and shunned.
The funny thing is, there seems to be a fine line between being 'abnormal' (eccentric or mad) and being a genius. A lot of the great geniuses in the past were considered to be mad or very eccentric at the time. (eg Einstein, Copernicus, Freud)
2007-07-15 18:16:20 · answer #2 · answered by marccat80 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
normal just a way to way what is common in society nowadays. since we don't see most people's crazy side, they become the norm. and eccentric, flying saucer spotting, random person kissing, maniacs end up seeming odd, because their are not as many you see. i don't know. i could just be making all of this up! have a nice life
2007-07-15 12:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by SarahCasey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see where you're coming from, but I would define normality as the majority of people's thoughts and actions. I guess you could call normality, where ever the flow is going. So if you want to be normal, then we should go with the flow.
And even though many of us do go with the flow, you're deep inside each of us, there is a voice screaming to be different. I ignore that voice, but there are others that I know who embrace that voice more then it's good for them.
2007-07-15 12:08:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I imagine that as fellow humans we share similiar personality traits... similiar behavior patterns and emotions, thereby deeming us ALL for the most part "normal". It is only when someone deviates wildly in their actions, that we label him or her "abnormal". The country we grew up in, the parents that raised us, the society we keep, the secret thoughts we harbor all shape us into individuals... And much like snowflakes not a one of us is the same. My random thoughts... your poetic words... very different from each other... yet both very "normal". So in a way, I agree. Feel free to be yourself.
2007-07-15 12:18:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normality is a standard deviation curve. There's a continuum and everybody is sitting on it somewhere. The normal people are the ones who are sitting around the middle of the bell curve, and the weirdos are the ones that are way off to the side.
2007-07-15 12:08:07 · answer #6 · answered by Somes J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is unfair to label people all-together, no one is "crazy" unless they are officially rendered mentally ill to the point of causing harm to themselves or someone else. Other-wise "crazy" is just a hazy term that anyone can throw in the air without it meaning very much at all -- almost like a cliche for what is deemed unfit to certain people in society.
Therefore normal is just a label, as is sane and crazy.
Hope that helps!
2007-07-15 12:05:42 · answer #7 · answered by Kuy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to live in an mushroom house, wearing a dress made out of a leaf, with an acorn hat. I'd get up every morning and make tea out of the dewdrops, and instead of a car I would have a friendly bee who carried me places on his back. I would be friends with all the woodland creatures and we would have midnight parties under some toadstools. But alas......I live in a flat above a shop in leicester.
2007-07-15 15:11:56 · answer #8 · answered by clare 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what's normal?
i have no idea what normal is, any more.
normal was last century & the world's changed for the worse,
we're all a little eccentric now.
will last man standing, turn out the light.
2007-07-15 12:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal can only be defined as most common so therefor murders and child molesters should not be urged to do more harm as they are still troubled oddities of society.
2007-07-15 12:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting that you use a geography teacher as an example of 'normality' - mine was a raving lunatic.
2007-07-15 12:23:39 · answer #11 · answered by carnival queen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋