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Again, depression is a good example.
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People who are depressed often become completely non-functional.
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They can't get up and go to class; they can't go to work;
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they can't interact with their friends;
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they withdraw and become totally isolated socially.
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So, they might lose their job; they might flunk out of school.
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And this complete decline in functioning is one of the major reasons that
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we consider depression one of the most debilitating disorders.
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And then finally, "deviance," the behaviors or feelings are highly unusual.
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This is probably the most controversial of the three.
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Because it weighs, it is so heavily influenced by the social norms.
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What's deviant in one culture is not deviant in another culture.