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Random Note โ€” Defining Deviancy Down

by | Jun 2, 2023 | Blog, Devience\, Random Notes | 0 comments

In 1895, Emile Durkheim made the observation that โ€œ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒโ€. Deviance being defined as any behaviour that goes against the norms, values and expectations of a society, Then in 1993 American senator and sociologist...