Deviance

This week in sociology, we learned about deviance. Deviance is doing something that other people wouldn't look at as a "norm." There is positive deviance and there is negative deviance. This week, I participated in positive deviance. My grandma came into town and instead of my dad having to go out of his way to pick her up from the airport, I offered to do it so it was easier on him. Normally I wouldn't do something like that, but it made me feel good to do something nice for my dad which also surprised him. It was also nice to spend time with my grandma. Overall, being deviant doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing and I suggest that most people try it once in a while.