Deviant Behavior to You? There Essay

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This sort of solitary behavior in and of itself is not necessarily anti-social. but, what is anti-social is the fact that this individuals fails to interact with people around him. One time I came in and asked him where my friend was and he stated loudly and harshly (without looking up from his computer) that he did not know. This sort of response has successfully negated any further attempts on my part to engage this person. My friend who lives with him says he does the same things to him. This person only communicates with people on the computer. Perhaps this is because he is a foreign exchange student whose friends and family are in another country. Still, by choosing to avoid talking to people in real life and fixating himself solely on his computer, this sort of antisocial behavior is deviant and not frequently found in contemporary society.I have another friend who engages in deviant behavior. She, like numerous other college students, engages in social and recreational drinking. This fact is fine. However, this friend frequently drinks to the point of success. Even this fact does not mean she is exhibiting socially deviant behavior -- there are numerous college students who frequently drink to excess. However, when she does drink to success, which is quite often, she regularly urinates in bed before or during the time she is sleeping. Such behavior is considered deviant because it indicates that there is some sort of problem: either with her drinking or her urinary system, or perhaps with both. However, for this person to continually engage in such behavior while afflicted with this problem indicates that she is deviating from normal behavior. It is not normal for young adults to urinate when….....

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