A person would be considered to be acting deviantly in society if they are violating what the significant social norm in that particular culture is. What causes humans to act certain ways is a disputed topic among researchers for some time now. There are three types of research that have tried to answer this question. There is the psychological answer, biological answer, and the sociological answer. With all of the studies that have been performed, …
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