Sociology / Unit 5 Soc 0691 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Deviance as Social Change
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The idea
Today's deviance can become tomorrow's norm, because norms change when enough people violate them and the violation is defended rather than hidden.
In practice
Practices once punished have become unremarkable, and the reverse has happened too.
Where people slip
Nothing guarantees the direction; norms tighten as readily as they loosen.
Your place on the trail
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