Deviant Act Sociology
A deviant act is what sociology defines as an act or behavior that violates social norms and expectations. Contrary to popular belief, a deviant act does not just refer to criminal acts, like committing a robbery or murdering a person, it can also refer to things that go against societal norms like cheating on a test or dying your hair an unnatural color. One deviant act that I clearly remember was back when I was a freshman in high school and one of my friends told me that she was satanic. Many would consider this a deviant act because it completely goes against America’s sociological structure, which is god and the church. Another deviant act that I witnessed was when I was driving around with two friends and I saw that one of them had taken out some marijuana.
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To most people, this would also be considered a deviant act because smoking marijuana is risky due to it being illegal and a lot of people believe that marijuana is harmful to society. An additional deviant act that I witnessed when I was in high school was when I would get out of third period every morning and I would see these two girls kissing each other. Even nowadays this is still seen as a deviant act because many people believe that homosexuality goes against god and nature. These deviant acts I witnessed throughout my high school life have really shown me how much people really care about society’s standards in this
To most people, this would also be considered a deviant act because smoking marijuana is risky due to it being illegal and a lot of people believe that marijuana is harmful to society. An additional deviant act that I witnessed when I was in high school was when I would get out of third period every morning and I would see these two girls kissing each other. Even nowadays this is still seen as a deviant act because many people believe that homosexuality goes against god and nature. These deviant acts I witnessed throughout my high school life have really shown me how much people really care about society’s standards in this