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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