Deviance

This week we talked about deviance. Deviance means someone going against social norms. We read an article deviance. In the article the Saints were looked as good well behaved kids, but they committed crimes and were able to get away because they were able to have the resources to get out of trouble. I don't mean directly to the people, but the property of others and public places. You wouldn't think that those who got good grades would do those things. They committed more crimes than the Roughnecks. The Roughnecks were the real stereotypical bad kids. They didn't do good in school and committed crimes. Although they did commit crimes, they did far less crimes than the Saints. The Saints were richer than the Roughnecks so they were able to afford the nice clothes and nice home. The Roughnecks were the opposite. They couldn't afford nice clothes and because of that they fit the stereotypical gang look.

We were also asked to do a random act of kindness. I helped a mother and her son get their car from the rain. It was pouring I had a family umbrella with me in my mom's car. I went to the market to buy something and when I returned to return the cart, I saw a mom and her son standing under the roof of the store trying to escape the rain. I told her she can get under my umbrella to get to her car and she first  said it's fine but I insisted. I helped them get to their car and her mom thanked me. It felt really good to know that small action was able to help someone.