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Deviance

By: Sharyn L. Roach Anleu
In: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World
Edited by: Karen Christensen & David Levinson
Subject:Community Psychology, Sociology of Communities
Keywords:conformity; crime; criminal law; dance; deviance; norms (social); witchcraft

Deviance can be defined as behavior or activities that break generally shared social norms. Shouting, using a mobile phone, talking during a class, driving at high speeds, smoking tobacco, selling heroin, and tax avoidance can all be examples of deviance. They ...

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  Anleu, S. (2003). Deviance. In K. Christensen, & D. Levinson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of community: From the village to the virtual world (Vol. 1, pp. 396-401). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583.n153
  
  Anleu, Sharyn L. Roach. "Deviance." In Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World, edited by Christensen, Karen, and David Levinson, 396-401. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583.n153.
  
  Anleu, S. 2003. Deviance. In: Karen Christensen and David Levinson Editors, 2003. Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 396-401 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583.n153> [Accessed 15 May 2021].
  
  Anleu, Sharyn L. Roach. "Deviance." Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World. Edited by Karen Christensen and David Levinson. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003, pp. 396-401. SAGE Knowledge. 15 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583.n153.
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