This article on religion may interest you: "The Relationship between Religion and Deviance in a Largely Irreligious Country: Findings from the 2010 China General Social Survey."
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Deviance
//ˈdiːvɪəns//
Synonyms for "deviance" (79 found)
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Related words (39)
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7 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 9 languages.
Czech
1 entries- deviace noun (variation from expected behavior or form)
Dutch
2 entries- afwijking noun (variation from expected behavior or form)
- buitenbeentje noun (person or thing that differs from the expected)
Finnish
1 entries- poikkeavuus noun (variation from expected behavior or form)
French
1 entries- déviance noun (variation from expected behavior or form)
Hungarian
1 entries- deviancia noun (variation from expected behavior or form)
Indonesian
2 entries- deviasi noun (variation from expected behavior or form)
- penyimpangan noun (variation from expected behavior or form)
Malay
1 entries- devians noun (variation from expected behavior or form)
Polish
2 entries- dewiacja noun (variation from expected behavior or form)
- oryginał noun (person or thing that differs from the expected)
Swedish
1 entries- avvikelse noun (variation from expected behavior or form)
Sample sentences
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Emile Durkheim argued that deviance was necessary for a society to function.
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Socrates was sentenced to death for his deviance.
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