Defiance behavior
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Deviance behavior illustrates behaviors that violate the informal social norms of the socially formed rules, which are informal. The main types of deviance behaviors are formal and informal deviance behaviors. Formal deviance behavior may comprise actions such as rape, theft, assault, murder, or robbery. Informal deviance, on the other hand, will include activities like loud belching, picking of nose, or standing close to other people unnecessarily. Moreover, labeling is the self-identity behavior created to an individual due to classification by other persons due to the exhibition of a particular action (Goode, 2015).
Assault is an example of deviant behavior in California but not abnormal in most other states. Many laws have been enacted to control this behavior. An act of assault is a misdemeanor and is chargeable in the court of law for about six months in jail or a fine of about $1000 or both. The law is meant to stop acts that force another person to do a particular thing. Any person who engages in assault without a legal excuse is liable to face the law of the land (Jenness et al., 2007).
Assault is deviant in some places but not in others due to various reasons. Defense against assault in those states is usually considered a personal responsibility, and thus there is no law enacted to control the same. In such a country, every person is supposed to act responsibly and avoid actions that may cause an assault. Example of states which allow assault are Bahrain Iraq, Philippines, and Tajikistan.
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Goode, E. (2015). Deviant behavior. Routledge.
Jenness, V., Maxson, C. L., Matsuda, K. N., & Sumner, J. M. (2007). Violence in California correctional facilities: An empirical examination of sexual assault. Bulletin, 2(2), 1-4.