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Scolls


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Post 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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Post 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.



Scolls


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Post Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:51 pm   Reply with quote      



So normality could be considered a sort of convention then?



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Post Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:34 pm   Reply with quote      



... sort of.



Scolls


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Post Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:48 pm   Reply with quote      



And this standard changes over the years perhaps?



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