deviance
noun
- The condition of being abnormal: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, anomaly, deviancy, deviation, irregularity, preternaturalness, unnaturalness. See good/bad, usual/unusual.
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Any social behaviour that departs from that regarded as ‘normal’ or socially accepted within a society or social context.
Conspicuous dissimilarity with, or variation from, customarily acceptable beha- vior.
Deviance implies a lack of compliance to societal norms, such as by engaging in activities that are frowned upon by society and frequently have legal sanctions as well, for example, the illegal use of drugs.
Deviance can refer to any of several topics, including:
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Nederlands (Dutch)
afwijkend gedrag, afwijking
Français (French)
n. - (gén, Psych) déviance de
Deutsch (German)
n. - Abweichung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποκλίνουσα συμπεριφορά
Português (Portuguese)
n. - desvio (m)
Русский (Russian)
отклонение, извращение
Español (Spanish)
n. - desviación
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avvikande beteende
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
反常, 偏差, 越轨, 偏向, 误差, 偏航
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 反常, 偏差, 越軌, 偏向, 誤差, 偏航
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) انحراف, جدوة أو حاله أو سلوك منحرف, شذوذ
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