From a sociological perspective, deviance is any behavior or physical appearance that is condemned by social norms because it defies social norms or social expectations. The sociological understanding of deviance is not always associated with a negative outcome, but can have positive effects for the individual or society. Within the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks was considered deviant for sitting at the front of a bus and refusing to move when a white man boarded. This civil rights act not only took a stand for improving the rights of African Americans, but also helped change social norms. From a daily perspective, deviance is any behavior or physical appearance perceived with a bad or negative outlook. An example of everyday understanding of deviant behavior may be an individual having tattoos all over their body. Some people would consider tattoos covering a person's entire body to be bad or have a negative appearance, even if the tattoos had significant meaning to that particular person. A psychologist, Stanley Milgram, created a study called Milg...