Deviation from social norms

• Deviation from social norms - ao1

  • social norms are created by a group of people nd are ‘social’ - these are acceptable standards of behaviour
  • Anyone who deviates from social norms are classed as abnormal and deviate from social norms (e,g littering)
  • Differ over place and time due to cultural relaviez - behaviour cannot be judged properly unless it is viewed in the context of the culture in which it originates