How Do Sociologists Define Deviance? How Do Notions of Deviance

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Essay

How do sociologists define deviance? How do notions of deviance come to be? Who defines deviance and how is it defined? How do norms relate to deviance? How does social context relate to deviance?

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Definitions:

Densely Populated Areas

Regions that have a high number of people living per unit of area, often leading to high housing density and potential strain on resources and services.

Schizophrenia

A chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves, often characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking.

Hallucination

A perception of something not present in reality, experienced through any of the sensory modalities, such as seeing, hearing, or feeling something that isn't there.

Delusion

A strongly held belief that is contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of a mental disorder.