ScollsJoined: 05 Aug 2005
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Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:35 pm Reply with quote
Is what's considered abnormal behaviour in one culture necessarily to be considered abnormal in another?
So if a "madman" immigrated to a culture where his behaviour was less frowned upon, would he be cured of his malady?
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Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:33 pm Reply with quote
Scolls wrote:
Is what's considered abnormal behaviour in one culture necessarily to be considered abnormal in another?
Nope.
ScollsJoined: 05 Aug 2005
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:51 pm Reply with quote
So normality could be considered a sort of convention then?
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:34 pm Reply with quote
... sort of.
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Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:48 pm Reply with quote
And this standard changes over the years perhaps?