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Meanings of deviant behaviour in English

Russian
девиация
Portuguese
comportamento divergente
Spanish
desviacion social
Catalan
desviació social

Action or behavior that violates social norms.

Related terms
девиация
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Examples for "deviance"
Examples for "deviance"
1
Or too much tolerance of internal deviance versus the lack of it.
Existence
2
Precision is rewarded, the least little deviance from the line punished brutally.
The Guardian
3
Results: Mean and variance of peer-group deviance increased substantially with age.
Pubmed
4
Genetic effects on peer-group deviance showed a strong and steady increase over time.
Pubmed
5
We have limited knowledge of the sources of individual differences in peer-group deviance.
Pubmed
Usage of deviant behaviour in English
1
Dr. Tracey McIntosh from the University of Auckland defining noramative and deviant behaviour.
Radio NZ
2
The crown prosecution put it to him that watching hardcore pornography was also a trigger in his deviant behaviour.
News.com.au
3
He told the court ice was a "sexual drug" and his deviant behaviour and meth abuse went "hand-in-hand".
News.com.au
4
Sir, - The language in which we describe crime and deviant behaviour has important implications for how we respond to it.
The Irish Times
5
The court heard how he believed ice was a "sexual drug" and his deviant behaviour and meth abuse went "hand-in-hand".
News.com.au
6
If I'm a successful warden and I do my job and we correct the deviant behaviour, then we should have a parole hearing.
The Guardian
7
But the murders had not come from nowhere, and followed sex crimes which had escalated out of deviant behaviour beginning in his early teens.
News.com.au
8
The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has chastised the Zimbabwean government for" deviant behaviour", as he begins his first state visit to the country.
Radio NZ