1. summary
Deviation is classified as formal and informal deviation. An official deviation is an act that can be clearly shown as a deviation when an offence is committed. Informal deviance is not against the law, but it can undermine the stability of society by hurting the norms within a society. It is different in every society to prescribe deviant behavior. Since cultures differ from one society to the next, non-official deviance may be deviant depending on which society belongs, and may not be deviant. Also, people who frequently deviate from work differ in brain structure from ordinary people. This is often determined during childhood and adolescence when identity is actively formed. While there are various data related to deviance in each country, the definition of deviance is often omitted because it is different and informal from society as mentioned above.
2. What was interesting/ what did you learn?
The highest rate of prisoners when the U.S. population was not the largest in the world, showing how determined the U.S. was against criminal acts. However, it has a high rate of recidivism. This is because the state's action on prisoners after their release was insufficient. Along with the problems of individual identity, the social environment also shows a great influence on deviating behavior. In order to solve the problem of deviance in our society, we need to improve our personal perception, but again we can see that changes in the social environment and measures against deviant are necessary.
3. discussion point
The standards of unofficial deviance changes naturally as social culture changes and generations change. There will be differences of opinion, such as saying that the previous generation is deviating from one thing and not another. How can members of society define the act? Can this act involving norms be defined as specific deviations or not from society?
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