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Dewiacja jako rezultat transmisji kultury dewiacyjnej
Deviation as the result of transmission of the deviant culture

Author(s): Sylwia Kita
Subject(s): Anthropology, Behaviorism, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this article was analysis of main theories of the culture of deviation and deviant subcultures. A culture is patterns of thinking, feeling, reacting, the value and norms and sanctions. It is also regarding the deviant culture. Groups of people, which are live in a society have their own system of norms and values. When the norms are not contradictory with norms of all society we cannot say, that it’s a deviation. But when the norms are contradictory – it’s a deviant behavior.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 269-283
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish