I need to write a paper on something that I percieve to be deviant. This doesn't have to be something that is illegal. Also it doesn't really even have to be something that our society considers to be deviant. The idea is that deviance is "in the eye of the beholder" so to speak.
Have you any examples? It could be anything from picking ones nose to child abuse. But I would rather try and come up with something that isn't already regarded as deviant.
Thanks guys.
2007-09-06 02:12:07 · 10 answers · asked by Ari 4 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Having sex with a corpse.
2007-09-06 02:18:28 · answer #1 · answered by havanadig 6 · 13⤊ 14⤋
Deviant Behavior
2016-10-06 07:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by nembhard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not interested in writing about what is commonly referred to as deviance, you could talk about deviations from the life course (look up life course theory, "on time" and "off time" events). The idea is that a more orderly sequencing of life course events (completion of school, work on career, marry, have kids--in that exact order) will lead to better outcomes for those who follow an orderly path. A disordered life course pattern may be problematic, like when someone has a baby as a teenager--they have not completed school, married, etc. It's interesting because this "deviant" behavior may not have the terrible outcomes for these women and their children later on in life as many scholars had previously predicted. Remember, deviance really just refers to behavior that is not patterned similarly to others, or behavior that goes against public sensibility, but we tend to think of it in terms of criminality or bad behavior. The teen pregnancy example has been widely used in the past, so you may want to go with something different that you come up with on your own--look to life course theory research for ideas.
2007-09-06 04:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by falsumnomen 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Deviant behavior is behavior that is a recognized violation of social norms. Formal and informal social controls attempt to prevent or minimize deviance. One such control is through the medicalization of deviance. It is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act, that make something deviant.
Crime, the violation of formally enacted law, is formal deviance while an informal social violation such as picking one's nose is an example of informal deviance. It also means not doing what the majority does or alternatively doing what the majority does not do. For instance, behaviors caused by cultural difference can be seen as deviance. It does not necessarily mean criminal behavior.
An example of a group considered deviant in the modern United States is the Ku Klux Klan. Milder examples include punks and goths.
2007-09-06 02:15:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
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Sex offenders, scammers, thiefs. Take your pick of any crime and it can be construed as deviant behavior. Any action that is not legal or that is not deemed to be an aceptable action by the law.
2016-03-26 21:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here's a quick list....Deviance while socially defined, can as you mentioned be up to an individual perception but even then it is likely influenced by cultural, societal, family, and religious value systems.In other words, not much is truly individual....
-Walking down the wrong side of a hallway
-tatoos
-Pink Hair
-Protesters of just about an issue
-Not believing in God
-Older people dating considerably younger people
-Young people over achieving......i.e There is a 9 year old chinese student attending a University....he says it's boring and too easy
-Someone with AIDS
-Of course, the more traditional ones involve crime, sexuality, political affiliations, and tons of behaviors
2007-09-06 04:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 5⤋
Dog fighting/animal abuse.
Gang mentality
Pedophiles
Window peeping
Stalking
2007-09-06 08:24:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wearing an outrageous attire. Start w/ a real funky hat, some huge sun glasses, a tuxedo shirt, some Daisy Duke Short shorts and combat boots. Top it all off my walking down the street talking to your invisible pet.
2007-09-06 07:24:10 · answer #8 · answered by Johnny 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
flirting with a guy/girl that's taken.
stealing supplies from work.
ditching school.
smoking and drinking (underage?)
cheating on a test.
cheating on a bf/gf.
living in a dirty house.
backstabbing.
being a recluse.
shoplifting.
spying on people.
eavesdropping.
saying something rude to someone.
using someone else to get ahead.
breaking into someone's house.
messing with someone's head.
not using your brain to its full capacity.
wasting time.
2007-09-06 02:22:18 · answer #9 · answered by Angelacia baybeeeeee 7 · 12⤊ 2⤋
Fapping and gurgling
2015-11-18 12:35:05 · answer #10 · answered by kitty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bitting people at all occations
2015-06-29 18:09:54 · answer #11 · answered by ahmad kawo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋