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In sociology, deviance describes an action or behavior that violates social norms, including a formally enacted rule (e.g., crime), as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., rejecting folkways and mores).n sociology, conflict theory states that society or an organization functions so that each individual participant and its groups struggle to maximize their benefits, which inevitably contributes to social change such as political changes and revolutions.
Because deviance is a matter of social definition, it can vary from. group to group and society to society. In a diverse society like that of the. United States, it is often difficult to agree on what is or is not deviant. behavior. In a groundbreaking study, Simmons (1969) polled people on this.