Deviant behaviors may include the following: suicide, abortion, homosexuality, prostitution, and illegal drug use. Provide a response that supports your position on whether or not each of the specific behavior mentioned is deviant. Then provide a specific circumstance in which the behavior would contradict your initial position
What will be an ideal response?
The following are suggested areas for students to address in their essays:
For each of the five behaviors, discuss your reasoning as to why and/or when the behavior should be considered deviant behavior
For each of the five behaviors, discuss your reasoning as to why and/or when the behavior should not be considered deviant behavior
Encourage students to think about the ethnocentric and cultural relativism issues that may influence their personal perspectives
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