Deviance in a sociological context describes actions or behaviors that violate cultural norms such as an example of committing a crime as well as informal violations of social norms like staring at a stranger in public.
A recent article in the media that attracted my attention and a huge issue that has been brought up in America today is Arizona's new stringent and unconstitutional immigration law.
The New York Times recently reported on the recent legislation of Arizona's aim to to identify, prosecute, and deport illegal immigrants.
According to the an article by Fight Back News, amidst the controversial signature the signed the bill into place made by Arizona's governor Jan Brewer, many deviant actions were placed surround the state. Some 100 students from Tucson schools walked out in protest of SB1070. The school administration tried to prevent students from leaving, with all the gates, entrances and exits locked. A few days later thousands of students also walked out of several Phoenix based high schools in protest of the SB1070 as well. The admirable events were organized by the students alone and not by any other 'movement' organizations.
After reading this article I was reminded of the march against the budget cuts and realized that these acts of deviance was a positive one in hopes of drawing attention to a critical national issue. From a functional perspective these acts of deviance helped determine what America's social expectations and behaviors were in response to the bill. The media recognized the disapproval by the different institutions, groups, and public in general towards the law and confirmed the challenges Arizona already issued itself.
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