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Access the “Social Deviance Worksheet” to complete the assignment.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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AttachmentsSOC-220.T3SocialDevianceWorksheet.docx
SOC-220.R.T3SocialDevianceWorksheetScoringGuide_ONLINE.docx
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Social Deviance Assignment.
1. Social deviance and social problems.
Every society that has cultural and social norms has suffered from social deviance. Social
deviance can be defined as a practice, belief, appearance, or behavior that is inconsistent with
existential social norms for a given society and is therefore viewed as unlawful either formally or
informally (Rainwater, 2018). Deviance is relative and varies depending on cultural and social
norms, and how people in a given society interpret some social behaviors. In essence, deviance is
a social problem, and it contributes to other social problems through its consequences, some of
which affect t...