SOCIAL DEVIATION, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND YOUTH UNREST. — sociology STD 12 Arts — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ArtssociologySOCIAL DEVIATION, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND YOUTH UNREST.2 Marks
Question
Define social norms.
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Answer
Violation of social norms is behavior that violates social norms.
Every society has certain social norms for the management of the society and for the control of the behavior of the members.
Social norms are broken when people forget the rules, by-laws, values, traditions, customs, etc. of the society.
Definition of Social Violation Behavior:
The following are the definitions of social norms given by some sociologists:
1. Horton and Hunt:
Any failure to follow the norms of society is a violation of social norms.
2. Marshall Kleinard:
If the social behavior of the members in the direction of invalid or prohibited by the society goes beyond the limits of tolerable behavior, it is called social violation.
3. Robert Merton:
Behavior of a person contrary to social norms is a violation of social norms.
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