Was rosa parks a deviant person? in what ways did her behavior reinforce the idea that not all deviance is destructive for society?

sociologist robert merton (1910-2003) agreed that deviance is, in a sense, a normal behaviour in a functioning society, but he expanded on durkheim's ideas by developing strain theory, which notes that access to socially acceptable goals plays a part in determining whether a person conforms or deviates.

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