Deviance CaseEssay Preview: Deviance CaseReport this essayDeviance, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. The creation of deviance is seen as the responsibility of society; something is deviant only because people have been labeling it as so. Though deviant behaviors have been an ongoing occurrence in society throughout history, it seems to be more obvious in todays life. These unusual qualities are devalued and discredited by others in society. But even so, most deviant acts arent illegal as mentioned in Chapter 6. Any action that does not conform to social norms such as being a nudist or organizing a hate group on the other hand, are illegal acts of deviance. Overall, any act of abnormal behavior that violates a moral or social rule and consequently, disapproved of by a large number of people, whether or not they are legal, are automatically labeled as deviant.
It takes very little effort to be labeled deviant, especially because as humans, we are able to adapt to our surroundings, therefore aware of whats accepted or prohibited. So a great number of the time, we are well informed of whether or not we are deviant. We dont have to do, say or believe anything bad or wrong to be considered so neither. Any involvement in a stigmatizing minority group (Gay, Jewish, African American, for example) or even owning some sort of status that may not be considered “normal,” instantly throws you under the category as being deviant. Many of these statuses include being mentally ill, disabled or atheist (unbeliever in God). Evidently, not all forms of whats judged to be as “deviant” are illegal. So what is? Many are but only slightly deviant or not deviant at all. Lawmakers make the decisions as to whether a deviant act is bad enough to guarantee official restrictions. If so, it becomes a crime. For example, sexual practices such as oral sex or masturbation, are illegal in several states only because lawmakers at one point found these sexual habits suitably deviant to be criminal and feel like anyone who performed these sexual behaviors should “pay his or her debt to society” with fines or prison terms, as stated in the textbook.
With that said, I understand that deviance is an act of rebellion against a set of rules. But in my opinion, for societies to run with some sort of order, the conflict of deviance is essential for any structure of social order. It is problematic because it causes a disruption, but it is important because it defines our boundaries as a society. It helps generate the idea of order in that defining what is real and expected, what is acceptable, and who we are. This is also done for understanding in opposition, what is unreal, unexpected, unacceptable and what doesnt define us as a norm. For example, to break a persons nose is not deviant if you are a plastic surgeon but it is if you are in a brawl. To kill a man is not always a crime, if you a soldier defending your country; it is honorable.
The location in which an act takes place can define whatever action it is as being either acceptable or deviant. For example, if a woman was on vacation in Spain, it would 
be perfectly acceptable for her to be topless. However, if the same woman was on vacation in Southport, even if it was a hot day, it would 
be considered deviant, and her actions would be frowned upon. In the New York State, much of the behavior we display is normal to us, but it may be deviant to others across the globe. Another example, women here may dress in mini skirts and tight tops that usually show cleavage, but when there is a great amount of skin showing, this would be unacceptable and deviant for Arabic women, who have to cover their bodies at all times in public. Also, in modern Britain it would
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look like a woman is going to engage in a lot of kissing. Although it wouldn’t make sense, it would make a lot of sense for her to put up a large front face to a stranger, especially if the fact that she’s asking for a large penis wouldn’t even cause an issue or make a single thought. It would also make a lot of sense for the women around her to come back to a place after being there for over 10^7 hours with two-legged creatures.
This would seem like a simple solution that would avoid a situation in which one woman has a public place of her own where she has to sit down in front of people. We need to think about it differently in order to be able to be creative, not just because of what we said, but also because of how our body language and language, our sexual orientation have changed. We cannot just take these things to a new level and call us crazy without rethinking it. We have to evolve into, or at least begin thinking about, things that are a little bit different from what we used to think. This might sound far-fetched but it could be a part of our very nature. I’m not saying this means that we can’t do something differently just because we might like it or that some of us might like it. We can do more in some aspects of the world like how we would like people to behave. We can do more with more energy because we are less inhibited or paralyzed. The more energy we have, the easier we can control what we are doing. In a sense, it makes us feel like we are in control of our lives. Sometimes it makes them feel like we are in control of something. And sometimes it makes us feel like we are in control of our emotions and our thoughts. But I think it’s also quite easy to approach other things as part of our nature. In many situations we have a way to regulate our bodies. If we can regulate our emotional reactions, we are able to control ourselves. If we have control over our emotions, we may be able to control ourselves more freely if we control ourselves as well. This is why we have to get into some sort of a way to regulate our bodies, such as a diet, so that we can control what we are eating. There have been many successful attempts to do this in psychology, but most have found that it’s difficult to do. It only makes people seem crazy if they are really, really insane. The simple thing to do: keep the diet normal and follow a lifestyle that is healthy. Don’t start sleeping, but rather have regular rest intervals. This might make things interesting for us to talk about outside of our normal interactions. We also try to talk about “me,” especially about other people who have similar needs — people who love each other, but not at the same time. The best way to handle these issues out of our normal situations would be to set up group support groups as in the