Deviance, as conduct that deviates from the norm, is a relational category of social science, since it can sensibly be defined only in relation to that norm. Such norms may be formal and legal in nature (e.g. Criminal law), or they may be social codes of conduct (e.g. moral) that are not necessarily established in written form. Every classification of an act as deviant is simultaneously an action of social control, and sanctions are usually associated with the definition (Soci…