le must prefer some attitudes and behaviors to others (Macionis 136). Conceptions of what is morally right exit only in contrast to notions of what is wrong. There can be no good without evil.
             2. "Responding to deviance clarifies moral boundaries." In defining people as deviant, a society sets the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable (Macionis 136). Honest work versus plagiarism.
             3. "Responding to deviance brings people together. People typically react to serious deviance with collective outrage (Macionis 136)." In doing so, they reaffirm the moral boundaries are able to suggest alternatives to the status quo (Macionis 136)." In doing so, they reaffirm the moral ties that bind them.
             4. "Deviance encourages social change." People who push society's moral boundaries are able to suggest alternatives to the status quo (Macionis 136), thereby provoking change. The symbolic-interaction paradigm directs attention to how people construct reality as they interact in everyday situations. In this case, the individuals who perceive the action or person construct all deviance. Since this construction must be "sold" to the public, it is frequently those in power or are able to afford to spend the money and time necessary to convince people that these acts or persons are actually deviant.
             A key consideration for deeming a behavior in childhood as deviant or normal is age. Not all deviant behaviors are the same. Some are more regular and tolerable at one age than at other age. In the preschool years (ages 1-3), children typically exhibit inattentiveness and over activity, demand constant attention, throw temper tantrums and disobey parents and caregivers (Gelfand, D., Jenson, W., & drew, C. 1997). In addition to considering age-appropriateness when deciding if a childhood behavior is deemed deviant or normal, other factors such as optimal and ideal adjustment, intens...