Deviation from social norms

• Deviation from social norms


  A behaviour that deviates from social norms is one that is very different from how we would expect people to behave
• Deviation from social norm evaluation

  + protects society from those who disobey the rules as they may cause other individuals harm

  - cultural relativism: societal norms will differ from culture to culture so definition is subjective and difficult to apply globally

  - minority groups can be seen as deviations from social norms and classified as abnormal, which can lead to these groups being called mentally ill unjustifiably