Deviance
Published in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society • Oct 31, 2025
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Authors:,
Kristi L. Stringer
Maimoonah Dabshee
Abstract
Abstract Deviance refers to attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and actions that do not conform to socially established notions of normalcy. In other words, “deviance” refers to a departure or divergence from social norms. Because deviance is defined relative to norms that fluctuate across time, cultures...
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