L1 - deviation from social norms

Question 1

what is deviation from social norms

Answer 1

behaviour that does not follow accepted social patterns
violation of these patterns would be regarded as abnormal and classified as unacceptable

Question 2

what does deviation from social norms look at

Answer 2

impact of individual on other people
behaviour is examined on how desirable the behaviour

Question 3

strength of deviation from social norms

Answer 3

distinguishes difference between desirable and non-desirable behaviour
protects members of public from effects of abnormal behaviours and damaging consequences

Question 4

2 disadvantages of deviation from social norms

Answer 4

• does not always clearly indicate someone has a psychological abnormality, may just be eccentric, must be cautious when making judgements on someone’s behaviour
• context should be taken into account, e.g. not wearing clothes in high street vs not wearing clothes on nudist beach, can be acceptable in different contexts