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Example: wreck beach: nude beach: is this normal, criminal, or deviant, shows relativity of concept of deviance: showing up clothed would be considered deviant in this situation. Wilkin"s model of deviance: serious crime saintly acts, every day we do normal acts: Ie) studying, meals, drive, etc: do have some acts that fall in deviant category. As well, court made exception for photographic images produced for own use as long as photo do not show unlawful acts. Supreme court then sent sharpe case back to bc supreme court for retrial in january 2002. Sharpe"s stories did not advocate committing sexual crime & had artistic merit, "irrespective of whether the work is considered pornographic. 2004, sharpe found guilty of separate charge, indecent assault, stemming from incident w/ 14-year-old hitchhiker that took place more than two decades ago. Who is deviant: most times refers to person/trait, or behaviour that is considered strange, inappropriate, immoral: tacit understanding of deviance.
