Deviant Behavior

Deviant behavior may refer to

  • Deviance (sociology), actions or behaviors that violate social norms
  • Deviant Behavior (journal), an interdisciplinary journal which focuses on social deviance
  • Deviant Behavior (book), a textbook by American sociologist Erich Goode

Famous quotes containing the word behavior:

    As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment.
    Myriam Miedzian, U.S. author. Boys Will Be Boys, ch. 1 (1991)