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• societies run on social norms (accepted behaviours within society)
• deviation is if a person behaves in a way that deviates from social norms and they are seen as abnormal
• in the UK it is a norm to queue in a shop and wait your turn. If someone walked into a shop and skipped the queue, then this would be regraded as abnormal behaviour
• a social norm is an unwritten rule about what is acceptable within a particular society.
• A person is seen as abnormal if they violate the social norms