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Deviance is not tolerated at any level, and as boundaries are tested by maturing children, they are helpfully limited by clear imposition of positive values.
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There was this one: "Deviance" describes actions or behaviours that violate cultural norms - homosexuality is far from a cultural norm.
Alvin McEwen: Message to Maggie Gallagher: Associating With Bigots Does Make You a Bigot 2010
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There was this one: "Deviance" describes actions or behaviours that violate cultural norms - homosexuality is far from a cultural norm.
Alvin McEwen: Message to Maggie Gallagher: Associating With Bigots Does Make You a Bigot 2010
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Gay American "Deviance:" Using International Comparative Analysis to Argue for a Free Speech and Establishment Clause Approach to Furthering Gay Marriage in the United States
ADF Alliance Alert 2008
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"Gay American 'Deviance': Using International Comparative Analysis to Argue for a Free Speech and Establishment Clause Approach to Furthering Gay Marriage in the United States"
ADF Alliance Alert 2008
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After warming up with a recital Saturday morning with pianist Gilbert Kalish, Tognetti leads the orchestra in the Saturday night concert showcasing all its skills in music by cult composer Giacinto Scelsi, Alfred Schnittke, Bach, Schoenberg and Tognetti's own Deviance, described as "a mischievous departure from a theme by Paganini."
Laurence Vittes: Clap Between Movements: Dresden, Ojai, Minneapolis and Saint Paul Laurence Vittes 2011
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After warming up with a recital Saturday morning with pianist Gilbert Kalish, Tognetti leads the orchestra in the Saturday night concert showcasing all its skills in music by cult composer Giacinto Scelsi, Alfred Schnittke, Bach, Schoenberg and Tognetti's own Deviance, described as "a mischievous departure from a theme by Paganini."
Laurence Vittes: Clap Between Movements: Dresden, Ojai, Minneapolis and Saint Paul Laurence Vittes 2011
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But Mr. Tognetti's own "Deviance," based on Paganini's Caprice No. 24, proved an ego trip, despite its unquestionably brilliant execution.
At Ojai, New Music Was Once Its Strength David Mermelstein 2011
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But Mr. Tognetti's own "Deviance," based on Paganini's Caprice No. 24, proved an ego trip, despite its unquestionably brilliant execution.
At Ojai, New Music Was Once Its Strength David Mermelstein 2011
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Police Corruption: Deviance, Accountability and reform in policing by Maurice Punch
Insurance Company Financing Corruption in Medical Quality Assurance 2009
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