3. WHAT IS DEVIANCE?
- is the judgment by members of
society that an individual is departing
from social norms.
- it involves behavior that is seen as
going beyond the expectations of
approved behavior.
4. DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
- that stray away from the accepted
norms, beliefs, or values of the group.
- the expression of radical or
unusual political or religious beliefs.
5. • Deviance is relative.
- what is deviant for one group may
be accepted to another.
• Deviant behavior may be tolerated,
approved, or disapproved.
- which moves in the direction of
the ideal pattern of behavior.
• Deviant behavior can be viewed as
pathological phenomenon.
- mental illness or psychological
disorder.
