From a sociological perspective, deviance is any behavior or physical appearance condemned by social standards 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. With the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks was considered deviant for sitting at the front of a bus and refusing to move when a white male boarded. This civil rights act not only took a stand to improve the rights of African Americans, but also helped change social norms. From an everyday perspective, deviance is any behavior or physical appearance viewed with a bad or negative perspective. An example of everyday understanding of deviant behavior can be seen as an individual who has tattoos all over his body. Some individuals would consider tattoos that cover someone's entire body as ugly or a negative appearance, even if the tattoos had significant meaning to that specific individual. A psychologist, Stanley Milgram, created a study called Milg...