While groups with pretensions to rebelliousness often value the lack of adherence to the norms of other social groups, they are in effect replaced by their own group's norms, which include the norm of rebelling against the other social groups' norms. If a subculture is in opposition to the macroculture, it obviously eliminates the possibility or normality completely, because what is normal in either culture is abnormal in the other.
But I'm getting on a tangent. Anyway, while normality is statistically improbable, if not impossible (not like I could know), that makes it exceptional, not abnormal. Normality is conforming to the standards of the social groups involved. The standards may not be representative of the majority of the group's constituents, however, which would make the majority abnormal.
'Course I'm not exactly sure how one defines a group's norms. For instance, it is expected that our elected leaders be representatives of the will of the people and act in their best interests, so if norms were the behaviours expected of a group, any politician to have used their position to enrich themselves or their friends to the people's detriment would be abnormal. Yet it seems normal to me. Maybe I'm mixing the precise and popular uses of the word normal then. I'll have to ask someone who knows better.
But I'm getting on a tangent. Anyway, while normality is statistically improbable, if not impossible (not like I could know), that makes it exceptional, not abnormal. Normality is conforming to the standards of the social groups involved. The standards may not be representative of the majority of the group's constituents, however, which would make the majority abnormal.
'Course I'm not exactly sure how one defines a group's norms. For instance, it is expected that our elected leaders be representatives of the will of the people and act in their best interests, so if norms were the behaviours expected of a group, any politician to have used their position to enrich themselves or their friends to the people's detriment would be abnormal. Yet it seems normal to me. Maybe I'm mixing the precise and popular uses of the word normal then. I'll have to ask someone who knows better.
The first rule of being a ninja is "do no harm". Unless you intend to do harm, then do lots of harm.
~Master Splinter
Victorious in Bergioyn's legendary 'Reverse Mafia'. *MySmiley*
~Master Splinter
Victorious in Bergioyn's legendary 'Reverse Mafia'. *MySmiley*
RAFO Mafia Game 2 Sign-ups (CLOSED)
14/09/2009 10:03:55 PM
- 767 Views
I'm in.
14/09/2009 10:11:37 PM
- 428 Views
Oh I totally agree.
14/09/2009 11:00:01 PM
- 491 Views
Let's focus on the real problem and lynch the vampires
14/09/2009 11:32:50 PM
- 422 Views
Hell with that.
15/09/2009 01:35:31 AM
- 460 Views
I'm new, but i'd like to try
15/09/2009 12:32:38 AM
- 478 Views
Of course!
15/09/2009 01:05:56 AM
- 491 Views
Awesome & when will it start?
15/09/2009 01:22:47 AM
- 461 Views
I just want you know...
15/09/2009 01:10:41 AM
- 468 Views
Yes, we're the third but the other just finished. So it's the second one going right now *NM*
15/09/2009 02:51:11 AM
- 252 Views
Re: RAFO Mafia Game 2 Sign-ups *NM*
15/09/2009 11:50:08 PM
- 375 Views
Do you want to join? *NM*
16/09/2009 02:14:27 AM
- 245 Views
lol, he didn't say anything *NM*
16/09/2009 05:27:02 AM
- 251 Views
Whoever he is, he doesn't like Naploeon.
16/09/2009 05:12:20 PM
- 411 Views
I'll get in on this one too.
16/09/2009 11:09:45 PM
- 449 Views
NO.
16/09/2009 11:19:52 PM
- 485 Views
Dangit.
16/09/2009 11:33:56 PM
- 463 Views
Wow...
17/09/2009 02:57:29 AM
- 573 Views
A NORMAL person would have taken that in stride.
17/09/2009 03:30:29 AM
- 552 Views
Well, obviously I'm not normal.
17/09/2009 07:15:44 AM
- 480 Views
So... normality is abnormal? *NM*
17/09/2009 08:22:07 PM
- 234 Views
No, not quite.
17/09/2009 10:40:28 PM
- 522 Views