Topic > Social Device: Social Constructionism and Social Deviance

Just the mention of the word “deviance” fills many with thoughts of negative connotations. However, there is nothing necessarily wrong with the term itself; the term is used when something deviates from the norm. It is because of the constant labeling and stereotypes that give the image of criminal behavior when they hear the term deviance or see a person when they are considered deviant. Regardless of the severity of the act, once trapped in the web of social judgment, an individual could trigger a domino effect that pushes them to go deeper and deeper, to the point of actually being