Distinguish between "deviance" and "deviants."
What will be an ideal response?
"Deviance" is any behavior that violates social norms. It can be as mild a violation as wearing a ball gown to a sociology class or as severe as mass murder. Nearly everyone violates social norms at one time or another. A "deviant" is a person who violates strongly held norms, especially those valued by elite groups. Because of their infractions they become disvalued and labeled as deviants.
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