"If I Wasn't So Blinded by Love, I Would Have Seen the Secrets Right in Front of Me Waiting to Be Uncovered." The Defining, Excusing, and Justification of Deviance.

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Author
Puello, Eredis D.
Keyword
First Reader Kristen Karlberg
Senior Project
Semester Spring 2021
Readers/Advisors
Karlberg, Kristen
Term and Year
Spring 2021
Date Published
2021

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/11435
Abstract
Expressions of deviant behavior acted upon others has been recorded throughout history. The justifications and moral implications of these actions are only truly known to the perpetrators themselves. Yet, people find themselves excusing and justifying such behavior based on their own definitions of deviance. The purpose of this study was to identify how everyday people, specifically women, define, excuse, and justify deviance in serial killers. This study was conducted using content analysis of posts on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Reddit, and the show, You. Despite their crimes, social and cultural capital allowed serial killers to benefit and gain a following. If there is a valid enough excuse in the eyes of people, deviance itself is justified, excused, and normalized, despite any values a person may hold. Precarity and insecurity that are constant values in relationships that lead romantic partners to act irrationally. Insecurity in relationships leads individuals to commit deviance to maintain control, which leads to insecure attachments. Selective deviance enables serial killers to be admired and even attractive, despite the blurring of moral lines. Social and cultural capital provide benefits, facilitate normalization of deviance, and encourage instability in relationships. This is the manifestation of selective deviance interpreted in this research. Keywords: Deviance, Define, Excuse, Justify, Social Capital, Cultural Capital, Normalization, Instability
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