Normality
Despite its general neglect, normality has an extraordinarily powerful effect on how people behave. Even those who want to be different use a conception of the normal as a guide.
About the Author
Allan V. Horwitz is dean of social and behavioral sciences in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Other Articles in Winter 2008
- religion and spirituality among scientists
- American Scholars Return to Studying Religion
- Dying for a Cause—alone?
- Rethinking Crime and Immigration
- The Social Structure of Hugo Chávez
- Sociologists on the Colorblind Question
- David Brooks Looks for a Few Good Sociologists
- Life, Death, and Music in West Africa