Deviance and Norms from Then to Now Social deviance can be looked at in many different ways because it is socially interpreted. A deviant act to one may be a norm for another. In this day and age, many like to be different and break out of the norms that are set forth. As time moves on, many acts that are seen as social deviance begin to become norms. For example, women did not have the right to vote in the 1850s and any woman that had the attitude that this was wrong was looked at as a deviant. Now that women voting has become a norm, this act is no longer looked at as deviant. In the book “You May Ask Yourself” by Dalton Conley, there is two pictures of farmers in premodern society. In the caption, it suggests that people were very much the same in this time. Everyone in the image is dressed alike and are doing the same act. The book states that they had such “social solidarity” (Conley, page 194) that it was easy to relate to each other. Most social norms were followed at this time and many did not break out and be different because everyone was the same and that was accepted, therefore social deviance was low. Coming from a small town, social solidarity was present around me. This may be because everyone in my town has the same types of jobs. My town is made up of mostly working class. In my high school, almost everyone wears the same brands, has the same slang, and looks and acts similar to one another. When social deviance is shown, that person that is implementing this act stands out greatly and quickly becomes the out person in the crowd making it hard to be different and do different things than the
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