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    Deviance (sociology) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Deviant" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Deviant (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2008) Sociology Outline Theory · History Positivism · Antipositivism Functionalism · Conflict theory Middle-range · Mathematical Critical

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    Pedophilia and Deviant Behavior Sonja Johnson Sociology of Deviant Behavior Professor Grant Pikes Peak Community College August 3‚ 2014 There exists a group of people possessing what some refer to as a mental disorder‚ while others refer to it as a personality or behavioral disorder characterized by the urge to have sexual relations with those of a non-consenting age. Initially this paper will examine why exactly this is a deviant behavior. We will then go on to analyze their

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    Commercialization of Graffiti Subculture Introduction In cultural studies‚ a subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates themselves from the larger culture which they belong to (Hebdige‚ 1979). The study of subcultures often consists of the study of symbolism attached to clothing‚ music and other visible appearances adopted by members of a subculture and also how those symbols are interpreted by the outsiders (Hebdige‚ 1979). Subcultures are usually opposition to the mainstream

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    BULLYING AS DEVIANT BEHAVIOR Deviance acts as a violation of social norms characterized as "any thought‚ feeling or action that members of a social group judge to be a violation of their values or rules".1 Social norms are viewed as the actions or behaviors and cues within a society or group. This sociological term has been defined as "the rules that a group uses for appropriate and inappropriate values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes and behaviors.”2 It indicates the established and approved ways of doing

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    1. Tango is a dance of passion‚ emotion and love. Tango allows any and everyone to participate without any judgement or separation. Tango is obviously a subculture. Subculture is defined as a culture within a broader mainstream culture‚ with its own separate values‚ practices‚ and beliefs. In the article‚ everyone is clearly accepting loving and enjoying the 3 minutes of Tango. Its taking the couple’s to a place where they bond all in that moment. Tango is a language of dance‚ rhythm and connection

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    Chills‚ Chafing and Cross-dressing In our era of “love and acceptance”‚ even for all manner of weirdness‚ I hypothesize that while intolerance for alternative lifestyles is deemed hate-speech‚ some alternative lifestyles are not as widely accepted by the general public as studies‚ polls or media would lead us to believe. I doubt that transvestitism is nowhere near as acceptable to society as a whole as say for instance‚ homosexuality. I intend to prove this point in a somewhat subjective manner;

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    One man having more than one wife can be a deviant behavior depending on the country and a person’s beliefs. Polygamy is considered normal and lawful in many countries‚ but it is outlawed in the United States. The people that believe in it say that monogamy is not natural and it oppresses the social structure. Those against it‚ say it is a religious offense‚ or that it violates a spouse’s right to intimacy. The Mormon belief is that polygamy is holy and was practiced commonly in ancient times. Having

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    Deviant behavior can be defined as behaviors that are not the norm. Thus‚ it may differ from culture to culture‚ environment-to-environment‚ people to people and even time to time. What is a norm in one culture may not be a norm in other culture and in return‚ it will become a deviant behavior in that particular culture. For instance‚ premarital sex may not be emphasized in one culture but it is particularly emphasized among the Muslims and Christian. In their culture‚ it is consider a taboo to commit

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    The roots of the blues are connected to poverty and misery. Farmers‚ sharecroppers and prisoners relied on music to alleviate the labours of their works. A drastic change in a common life can be seen through the stories of Leadbelly‚ Fred McDowell and Muddy Waters. Then‚ an overview of the works of John and Alan Lomax will analyze the contribution of them for the preservation and the sharing of the American folk music. The third point consists of the difficult relationships between the recorders

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    objective of this paper is to analyze when deviant behavior in the workplace becomes a liability. Studies show that this type of workplace behavior is increasing and little work is being done to quantify the economic impact in an organization (Levy & Tziner‚ 2009). Severe effects of deviant behavior in the workplace have economical‚ sociological and psychological implications (Executive Disclosure‚ 2006). This paper provides a general overview of deviant behavior within the workplace and how it

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