This is the final draft of the group #3's project.

1. By: Kerri and Taylor

2.  One definition of
positive deviance, is
participating in an
activity that society
views as negative but it
is done for a positive
reason.

3.  One example of
positive deviance from
our history would be
the Revolutionary War.
 The British society
viewed the Americans
as deviant defying
them, but the
Americans were trying
to gain their freedom
and provide better
lives for their people.

4.  One example of
positive deviance
would be a parent
stealing from others to
provide food for her
children
 The act of stealing is
considered to be
extremely deviant but
when it is done to feed
children it is not
viewed as negatively.

5.  Another form of positive
deviance is someone that
is such a good person,
that their positive
qualities deviates from
the rest of the society
 For example Mother
Teresa was a wonderful
person, that helped
children and did not
participate in any
negative deviance

7.  Another example of
positive deviance includes
people not following the
norm of society and having
positive results
 For instance very few
people have their own
gardens but they save
money on vegetables but
other members of society
spend more money at the
store

8.  Another type of positive
deviance includes
performing a deviant act in
order to gain the
acceptance of a particular
group in the society.
 This would include gang
initiations, committing a
crime to be initiated and
continuing to commit
crimes to be accepted and
to gain a second family

9.  A child or youth stealing
in order to be accepted
by peers also falls under
this category.
 They participate in the
deviant act of stealing,
but gain positive
attention from peers.

10.  Teen alcohol and drug use can also
sometimes fall under this category. Youths
tend to engage in these activities in order to
please members of their peer group, and to
fit into the crowd. While the act of drinking
and using drugs is negative and harmful, at
times the positive aspect of acceptance from
others can be more important to the teen.

12.  In conclusion, As you have seen on this slide show
there are many forms of positive deviance some good
and some bad. Whether you think you are a deviant or
not, it is not necessarily determined by you, it is
determined by the society in which you live in