deviance

Thân thiện

A student's unusual project stands out as an act of creative deviance in the class.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Deviant behavior: Actions or conduct that significantly departs from accepted social or moral standards.
   • A state or condition markedly different from the norm: A situation or characteristic that is a substantial divergence from what is typical or expected.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The sociologist studied the causes of social deviance in urban communities.
  • His refusal to follow any of the company's protocols was seen as an act of deviance.

Advanced Usage

• Statistical deviance: In data analysis, a value that is an extreme outlier from the rest of the dataset.
  • The algorithm flagged the data point due to its statistical deviance.

Variants and Related Words

• Deviant (adj/noun): Differing from a norm or standard. A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable.
  • Deviant behavior is often a subject of social research.
• Deviate (verb): To depart from an established course or norm.
  • He chose to deviate from the traditional method.

Synonyms

• Aberration: A departure from what is normal or expected.
• Anomaly: Something that deviates from what is standard or expected.

Related Phrases

• Social deviance: Behavior that violates societal norms.
  • Theories of social deviance attempt to explain rule-breaking behavior.

Học thuật

Noun

1. deviate behavior
2. a state or condition markedly different from the norm

Từ đồng nghĩa

• deviation
• aberrance
• aberrancy
• aberration