How does the concept of deviance helps us understand this social problem, of cultural norms, if any, are violated?
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I don't think that the concept of deviance will ever truly help to understand whether a person's rights have been violated. That is left up to the creation of laws. As to violating social/cultural norms, that is only something that can be judged by the person in question. Societal and cultural norms evolve from many things, but none are truly set in stone as laws are, so there may be difficulty in determining "violation". What one culture considers "normal", might be considered "deviant" by another. In order to ensure respect and avoid "violation", it is merely a question of asking and understanding others' rights based upon their beliefs.
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What you described happens in most European countries as well, it's just how the culture developed, different countries regard personal space and property differently.  Each culture has their own customs and etiquette, that's the fun part of traveling and learning about other cultures.
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A law makes no specification about whether others are present, and so the law has been "broken." I like to use a sociologist's point of view, so I would say that a law is just a very formal norm; as such, since you are not really acting in society, I would say that the law really has no bearing. You could argue that learned behavior should generalize to when you are alone, but this does not have to be the case.
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Some countries identify themselves with their culture. To alter the culture would alter their identity, and this is change that not many societies deal well with. Check out America...we are having an identity crisis right now. Are we a war nation? Are we a peace nation? Are we unified nation? Who knows? \n\nThe most violent places on Earth are where they do not have an identity or history.
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Each step in evolution, even cultural evolution, has to be an improvement over the one before, or it won't last.\n\nI think that the evolution of culture shows that when people cooperate, they all do better.\n\nI think it was Desmond Morris who wrote that the huge amount of learning that human children have to do to live in a culture was made possible by their extremely slow rate of growth before sexual maturity (about 12-18 years), compared to other primates.  And often our culture stretches this out even further, causing a lot of tension between the generations.\n\nIn highly complex cultures like ours, children are often 20 years old or older before they have finished their education and are ready to be fully responsible adults.  In less complex societies, you might see that a child of 12 or 13 has learned enough to become a member of adult society.
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Assimilation is a cultural thing. Culture is define by the behavior, traditions, customs, religion, and language of a civilization. The Mexican culture has no similarities to the European. This is why it is a difficult process and takes several generations to partially assimilate to the American Culture. The American culture is a combination of many cultures and differs from region to region. The technology you mention has nothing to do with a human condition. And if talking about globalization, these social problems were foreseen and it is all up to us to solve them with tolerance and be more objective instead of personal. Globalization means the globe will close in and we need to share what resources we have, protect what we have left of them and be reasonable or  we can help destroy it, it's our choice.
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http://www.amren.com/997issue/997issue.html\n\nIt's genetic.  That is a very unpopular thing to say but the research is pretty darn conclusive.\n\nTo answer your question, no it is most definitely not racist to notice what is extremely obvious.  And the stats hold up everywhere in the western world and are far worse in places like africa.  That is not the disturbing part.  The disturbing part is the lack of sociological variables to explain it.  There is no correlative let alone predictive variable that you could say, he look, THIS is the cause of that behavior and it just happens to be over represented in that population.  For example, poverty is the traditional explanation for these things.  Problem is that violence and crime do not correlate with poverty but DO correlate highly with race.  It's the same with every other possible sociological cause.\n\nSo, to answer your question as to WHY this is a problem that is so greatly over represented in blacks, there is none.  No reason whatsoever that you can point to.  If there was, then maybe society could focus in on it and address it.\n\nBut, that leaves a very uncomfortable conclusion by default.  That it is intrinsic.....genetic.  Our culture is not ready to address issues like that at all.\n\nThe truth of the matter is that society will not bend to address this issue so you have to.  You need to move out of the area.  You have no choice.  You just don't have any business being there.
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If I had a penny each time I ask myself the same question...\nSadly most of the time is the same family and the social circle that show the kids the ways of prejudices, even people wake late in life and see that is wrong, while we are kids our parents trying to protect us shows to avoid people that are different or don't behave like they think is normal or acceptable.
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I remember reading about this in college.  It's interesting to show how hetero and homosexuality changes with each culture and age.  It just goes to show you how wrong it is to say that homosexuality is a mental illness, as the military still defines it to this day.  Sexuality lays on a spectrum with hetero and one end and homo at the other.  Most people are neither completely one nor the other, but lay somewhere in the middle.  How we deal with this fact of human nature is determined by the social contract.  Some societies sanction it, some make it illegal, either way the human condition remains the same.  \n\nAlthough growing up in the US today makes us feel that this relationship is disturbing to say the least, there will be a time when future societies look upon our laws and say, "What the F*!@k"\n\n:D
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Great question. Here's the answer:\n\nThe want to interact BECAUSE they need to. Why?\nSocial behavior leads to:\n(a) sex and reproduction (to keep us here on Earth)\n(b) culture and traditions to support (a).\n\nIf this is the best answer, please rate it the best answer. Thanks!
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By posing it as a morality issue, they are really only asking what people think about it.  They are checking their own feelings with the feelings of others, because it is oftentimes dangerous to express feelings which deviate substantial for the common viewpoint.  Understanding and empathizing with social norms allows one's perspective to be framed in acceptable ways.\n\nThey are also evaluating the basis for social norms for predictability and for consistency, while ensuring that their own basis is more firmly grounded.  They are looking for reasons to believe that others are rational in believing things which seem so irrational.\n\nInstead of asking "Is this good or bad .." questions, I tend to ask, "How do you feel about .. " or "Why do you feel [a certain way] .. " questions.  Before Yahoo Answers, I really didn't understand society in general, but now thanks to this wonderful service and good people, I'm starting to see some rationality and understand the popular basis for traditions and common practices and understandings; not that I agree with them, but at least now I can understand them.\n\nAnd then there are those who are just trying to make a statement and aren't teachable at all: Making statements appear as questions, dress wolves in sheep's clothing.
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You have to know a little bit about people's cultures and backgrounds to understand what is right or wrong in their opinion.\nIts about stepping on people's toes what makes a question right or wrong.\n\nIf a fist lands in someone's face and a nose starts bleeding then one of several things might have happened:\n1. that person was in the wrong place at the wrong time,\n2. that person was in the right place at the right time,\n3. that person was asking the wrong question.
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Does it arise from nurture?  Interesting question, but I believe you may have given yourself the answer within your question.  As you state, Cultures utilize the sexual context as a guide to determining gender recognition. Throughout history male and female persons have occasionally had to struggle with gender issues: she's a tomboy, he's a sissy.  Each of these is gender bending by use of cultural dictates.  If a society creates a specific gender list if you will, and one meets the list pre-conditions, then society dictates Masculine and Feminine.  Consider a woman who enjoyed sports in the early 1900's.  Society, having no other way of identifying or explaining this, would have labelled her a tomboy or in some cases worse.  Fast forward to today, where a young woman would no more be called a tomboy or any other gender bending name simply for playing sports.  Gender, I believe, is to a degree, fluid.  The definition is changing as culture changes.  Attitudes towards women and men and their gender specific roles are changing and continue to evolve.  I apologize for the long answer, but simply put, yes, I believe to a degree that gender is subjective.\n\nCheers
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Despite the ethical issues that racial profiling posesses, this method actually works for recording specific normal or deviant behavior among people of different nationalities and cultures because of a countries historical or political background.However two things must come to mind:\nA.) Profiling must apply to all races and be justified through reasons backed by evidence as to prevent inequality.\nB.) Profiling should not be used to promote self interest because it would put power in the hands of the upper class as well as those with pretige.
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Every country has their own social customs associated with clothing and attire. Whenever you wear something against the local social norm you will be met with confusion, rebellion, sometimes even anger. \nI say it's only bad to wear if you have a hairy butt.
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Because we see other people by the eyes of our own culture and every culture has its own definition of succes. Let's face deep down we all think our culture is the best. In most cultures we just seemed to be taught sice we are children that certain behaviors make you better or worse than others. Since the very point in which you start thinking something is better you start judging. It's a learned and approved social behavior.
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Groups that haven't had their rights compromised by society often negatively perceive the mechanisms used by marginalized groups to get equality.  It's understandable given that the mechanisms seem to be fostering a kind of specialness.  However, when we look at them a little more closely, these mechanisms are born from the reality of inequality and are necessary until that inequality is resolved.  Therefore, it would be ludicrous for the non-marginalized groups to demand that these same mechanisms apply to them (e.g. a white college fund, a white-rights promotion group).  Why?  Because the whole point is that the society doesn't compromise the rights of the privileged group.  With that said, because all of these things are human institutions, there will be cases where the mechanisms fail.  With respect to your experiences, we need to make sure that we analyze our thoughts and perceptions because our natural tendency as humans is to project responsibility outward and to see ourselves as victimized.  I'm not saying this is the case in your specific experiences but, given that it's a universal dynamic, it would be a positive exercise to investigate this in yourself.