Fun Facts. 1  Gunpowder, paper, printing, and the compass are sometimes called the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China. 2  Kites were first used as a way for the army to signal warnings. 3  Umbrellas were invented for protection from the sun as well as the rain. 4  Chinese doctors knew about certain herbs to help sick people.
Durkheim believed that an absence of clear norms for a society or an individual might create a social setting in which deviance will occur. Deviance is behavior that violates the norms of the social group in which the behavior occurs where as a deviant is one who is characterized as a violator of a norm. Engaging in deviant behavior does not automatically lead to a deviant reputation or self-image.
Cliff Gilley, Studied Sociology (Criminology / Social Psychology) at the UW as an undergrad. Views. Stigma is the process through which social circles ostracize members who violate their mores and standards. One who violates the mores and standards of a social circle is deviant. A member of a social circle can be deviant without being stigmatized, but rarely is a member of a social circle stigmatized without being deviant.