Deviation from social norms
- Created by: z_mills1
- Created on: 17-05-14 15:57
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- Deviation from social norms
- all societies have social norms - standards of acceptable behaviour e.g. politeness
- These are unwritten rules concerning what people expect from the behaviour of others
- people who behave in a socially deviant way are considered anti-social, therefore abnormal
- Limitations
- behaviour that deviates from social norms is not always a sign of mental illness
- some behaviours are considered acceptable in one context but not in another
- Cultural relativism - what is considered a diagnosable disorder (therefore abnormal) in one culture may be considered acceptable (therefore normal) in another
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