Evaluation Of Deviation From Social Norm Flashcards

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A strength?(application)

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It has real life application in the diagnosis of personality disorder, considering what behaviour is normal/abnormal

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How is it not a soul explanation?

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Other factors to consider like distress to people resulting from personality disorder

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How is cultural differences a limitation?

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Not clear throughout cultures what is abnormal/normal - may get labelled wrongly in a different culture

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Example of cultural differences?

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Hearing voices in one culture may be acceptable but not to another

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Limitation through changes over time?

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Things that weren’t normal in the past are now labelled normal - vary dependant on time

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How are there ethnic differences?(limitation)

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Social norms dictated by majority in a culture which means sections of a society behaviour may be seen as normal but not as a whole

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How can it lead to human rights abuse?

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To much over reliance on it abuses peoples rights to be different

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