CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Deviance refers to rule-breaking behaviour of some kind which fails to conform to the norms and expectations of a particular society or social group. Deviance is closely related to the concept of crime, which is law breaking behaviour. Criminal behaviour is usually deviant, but not all deviant behaviour is criminal.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Merton, there are five types of deviance based upon these criteria: conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism and rebellion. Structural functionalism argues that deviant behavior plays an active, constructive role in society by ultimately helping cohere different populations within a society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Negative deviance involves behavior that fails to meet accepted norms. People expressing negative deviance either reject the norms, misinterpret the norms, or are unaware of the norms. Positive deviance involves overconformity to norms. Positive deviants idealize group norms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Deviance and conformity are two reactions to external influences, real or imagined. Conformity refers to following in the footsteps of one’s peers or members of one’s own social class. Deviance, on the other hand, is behaviour that goes against a group’s or society’s rules of conduct, expectations, or social norms.

Detailed explanation-5: -Social deviance, broadly defined, applies to any behavior, belief, or appearance that violates prevailing social norms. Norms are social standards concerning what members of a group expect and believe is acceptable conduct in a given situation.