Explaining Deviance. DEVIANCE…What is it? Deviance is behavior that violates significant social norms. To be considered deviant by society: 1.A person’s.
Sociology Intro: Norms; Poverty; Groups; Social Class Agents of Socialization: Family and Love Bystander.
Social Functions of Deviance The rules of sociological method, by Emile Durkheim state that deviance has some uses in social life.