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Meanings of sociology of deviance in English

Russian
девиация
Portuguese
comportamento divergente
Spanish
desviacion social
Catalan
desviació social

Action or behavior that violates social norms.

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        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
        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