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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a form of deviance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing behaviors or actions that deviate from societal norms or expectations.
Example: "In sociology, we often study a form of deviance to understand how it impacts social structures and relationships."
Alternatives: "a type of deviation" or "a kind of abnormality".
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According to the behaviorist John B. Watson, feminism itself was a form of deviance.
The providers expect ART users to exhibit 100% adherence to the treatment plan, and hence suboptimal adherence is considered a form of deviance.
In their definition, stigma is a form of deviance that leads others to judge an individual as illegitimate for participation in a social interaction.
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"Aestheticism is a form of reactionary deviance".
"We see in [protagonist] Madame Rosa a form of sociological deviance," Ceci said.
While consuming alcohol is generally not considered appropriate for women, intoxication is regarded as a form of 'female-specific deviance' (p394) [ 63].
Under the leadership of the Chinese Mental Hygiene Association, psychologists and social scientists pathologized social deviance as a form of mental illness, thereby justifying their intervention into the private lives of the Chinese people.
Although intra-racial violence is nearly universal, in the United States we have made this prototypical pattern seem like it is a unique form of black deviance.
The Gathings committee's objection to "Women's Barracks" was simply an objection to homosexuality and other forms of "deviance".
Shortly afterward, government censors began a campaign, ostensibly against Internet pornography and other forms of deviance.
Both innovation and rebellion are forms of deviance.
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