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Definition of Deviancy
1. deviance [n -CIES] - See also: deviance
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deviancy
Literary usage of Deviancy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"Conformity is also explained by a group's response to deviancy. Since deviancy
can have serious consequences, there are strong pressures towards uniformity ..."
2. Treatment Services for Adolescent Substance Abusers by Alfred S. Friedman (1998)
"Psychological studies also show few age differences either in level of overall
deviancy or the shape of these profiles (eg, De Leon 1976, 1980). ..."
3. Prevention of Mental Disorders, Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Children and edited by David Shaffer (1989)
"In such a case, deviancy will be the outcome of a stress on the regulatory system.
The prevention of deviancy will be a function of the identification of ..."
4. Screening and Assessing Adolescents for Substance Use Disorders: Treatment by Ken C. Winters, Ken C. Winters, Ph.d. (2000)
"Family adjustment Mental health symptoms Negative peer influence School adjustment
deviancy and conduct problems Substance use comprising the following ..."
5. When the Victim Is a Child by Debra Whitcomb (1992)
"... the defendant displayed "normal personality function" and no "indicators of
deviancy." The Court found that such testimony was not "profile" testimony. ..."
6. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"Mental deviations arise in social settings, where individuals with interpersonal
problems are forced into deviancy. . . ." (1) Under the social model, ..."
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