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<p><b>Deviance</b> or the <b>sociology of deviance</b> explores the actions or behaviors that violate <a href="page.php?w=social_norm">social norm</a>s across formally enacted rules (e.g., <a href="page.php?w=crime">crime</a>) as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., rejecting folkways and <a href="page.php?w=mores">mores</a>). Although deviance may have a negative connotation, the violation of social norms is not always a negative action; positive deviation exists in some situations. Although a norm is violated, a behavior can still</p><p>
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