Forms of Social Deviance

Lemert (1951) divide social deviation to the deviation of primary and secondary aberrations. For example, violation of traffic rules, and others.

Secondary aberrations is aberration repeatedly by the culprit. In fact, it usually will become a habit and show characteristics of a group. Perpetrators secondary deviation is unacceptable in society anymore. For example; drunk who often get drunk in public, in place of the banned gamblers, and so on.

If you see the culprit, the form of social deviation divided into individual aberrations and deviations of the group. Individual irregularities committed by an individual. It usually occurs in a family environment. Aberration is a distortion of social groups that carried out by groups that do not fit the norm in society.

By its nature, social deviation occurs in the form of positive and negative forms of social deviation. Positive social deviation will usually give a positive impact on society. It's just that the behavior is not commonly done by the community. For example, career women emerging phenomenon that is consistent with the emancipation of women.

Form a negative deviation of course social aberrations that give bad impact to the community. Actions are considered low, despicable, and are prohibited by the norms adopted by society. For example, various forms of crime, gambling, drug abuse, and so on.

Social deviation can occur due to be caused by many things. One of the biggest causes is due to factors of effective communication within the community. Because of this communication, the prevailing norms can not be understood by other community members. Lack of socialization and supervision is also a major cause of the violation of norms.

In addition, social aberrations that can occur due to acculturation. The entry of a different culture with people can affect a community.

Influence of other cultures that are not filtered into the norms would be a form of deviant behavior in society. Suppose that the entry of the prevailing culture of free sex in western culture into the culture of Indonesia that prohibits it.
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