The Sociology of the body

Sociology of the body: Smokers are Social Deviant

Smokers are social Deviants

According to the researches of sociology of the body, smoking is quickly becoming a deviant behavior (Dean, Eddie; Hobday, Erin: 2004) For as long as drugs have existed, smokers have been castigated by people or groups of people that found their action inappropriate because of what their society deems as correct. The problem of smoking has long been considered deviant behavior for a number of reasons. Deviant behavior is defined as "behavior that does not conform to social norms held by the dominant culture about average ...