Compare and contrast the relativist perspective and the absolutist perspective of deviance.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. The relativist perspective proposes that behaviors, conditions, and beliefs are deviant only to the extent that cultures regard them as deviant. Deviance is not an inherent characteristic of an act but, rather, is the result of social construction. The absolutist perspective, in contrast, states that some behaviors, conditions, and beliefs are inherently, objectively deviant. Deviance is part of their nature. Even if we do not treat them as deviant, they remain deviant.
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