<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> In sociology, deviance describes an action or behavior that violates social norms, including a formally enacted rule (e.g., crime), as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., rejecting folkways and mores). Although deviance may have a negative connotation, the violation of social norms is not always a negative action; positive deviation exists in some situations . Although a norm is violated, a behavior can still be classified as positive or acceptable . </P> <P> Social norms differ from culture to culture . For example, a deviant act can be committed in one society but may be normal for another society . </P>

Deviance is any behavior belief or condition that