Deviance

Social deviance leads to public awkwardness whether illegal or not. From picking your nose, to walking backwards on a sidewalk, to robbing a bank, society finds their way to avoid and reject those who bring awkward attention. We see deviance everywhere, and the most common deviant acts are tolerated more than the uncommon, such as, graffiti artists doing what they love, over someone talking to themselves very loudly.

We all perform deviant acts. Whether we think its deviant or not, society thinks it in a different way. We grow up to learn all these social norms so that we do not embarrass ourselves. Almost like an act of survival to show society that we are not refusing to follow the rules that are appropriate in public, otherwise they would avoid the individual acting deviant. 

On the other hand, Deviance is used in many other ways to show justification. Seems ironic, but in most cases, deviance brings high attention. Take for example Rosa Parks during the Civil Rights movement; as an African American, she stood up and took her place in the front of a bus, in which often segregates white people from colored people. Acts like these show that deviance can make a difference when used correctly.