Deviance

This week in sociology we learned what it means to be deviant. Deviance means violating norms of a particular society or culture. Deviance is also very flexible. In one place or culture, one thing may be considered deviant or abnormal. But in another place, it may be considered completely normal. In class for example, Sal told us about how he was in the Caribbean vacationing going for a hike. All of a sudden he saw this guy carrying a stack of mangoes on his head. This was very deviant to Sal and probably most people in America. So Sal took a picture of this man. Then, when they were walking back, The lady yelled at Sal because it was deviant or against their society's norms to take pictures without asking.

At my high school, I feel there is some deviant people; people who do things that are out of the ordinary or against the norms of society. Many people get away with this. Others, who aren't as sneaky don't. Like when people ditch classes. Some people are able to get away with it without getting in trouble. This is because they have a good relationship with their teachers and they are fake and "can't do anything wrong". The other ones don't care what they are thought of and don't hide who they actually are and aren't fake like the others. I don't think this is fair because the people who are suck ups to the teachers usually do more harmful things and they don't get in trouble and will never learn.