Deviance Is the Recognized Violation of Cultural Norms 44
Deviance is the recognized violation of cultural norms. Since norms guide basically all human activities, the concept of deviance is broad. But what causes some people to be deviant? Could it be childhood problems? Could it be current adulthood complications? Or could it be maybe they just don’t know that they are violating cultural norms? Today genetics research seeks possible links between biology and crime. I am going to research the possible link between child abuse and deviance.
Psychological studies link deviance to a person’s abnormal personality resulting from biological causes or unsuccessful socialization. According to the three social foundations of deviance: 1) Deviance varies according to cultural norms, 2) People become deviant as others define them that way, and 3) Both norms and the way people define situations involve social power, all behavior whether good or bad is shaped by society. When you are a victim of child abuse you social skills aren’t as strong as others. When you’re being abused as a child you hold yourself back from society for fear that someone might find out about your situation. You don’t interact with others to assure that your problem isn’t the topic of discussion. As a child, when you’re in a home where you are constantly being abused, either physically or mentally, then you perceive that as being a cultural norm. You feel it is ok to hurt others because that was how you were brought up. When you are raised in an abused home you may not understand what is classified as deviant to the rest of the world and therefore act in the way in which you know how.
Official statistics indicate that arrest rates peak in late adolescence and drop steadily thereafter. As human beings, we all need to be loved. As humans when we feel that we are not being loved, we are determined to go and find love somewhere. And most of the times, as the saying goes, “…find love in all the wrong places.” When you are abused as a child you tend to cling to
Psychological studies link deviance to a person’s abnormal personality resulting from biological causes or unsuccessful socialization. According to the three social foundations of deviance: 1) Deviance varies according to cultural norms, 2) People become deviant as others define them that way, and 3) Both norms and the way people define situations involve social power, all behavior whether good or bad is shaped by society. When you are a victim of child abuse you social skills aren’t as strong as others. When you’re being abused as a child you hold yourself back from society for fear that someone might find out about your situation. You don’t interact with others to assure that your problem isn’t the topic of discussion. As a child, when you’re in a home where you are constantly being abused, either physically or mentally, then you perceive that as being a cultural norm. You feel it is ok to hurt others because that was how you were brought up. When you are raised in an abused home you may not understand what is classified as deviant to the rest of the world and therefore act in the way in which you know how.
Official statistics indicate that arrest rates peak in late adolescence and drop steadily thereafter. As human beings, we all need to be loved. As humans when we feel that we are not being loved, we are determined to go and find love somewhere. And most of the times, as the saying goes, “…find love in all the wrong places.” When you are abused as a child you tend to cling to