Caroline Wakefield By Ayala Christenson

In sociology, deviance has been a highly discussed topic as it relates to human behavior and the impact that a persons social environment has on an individual. Deviance can be defined as behavior that violates what is considered to be socially acceptable, or normal in a society. A large reason for the controversy associated with the definition of the word, or classifying a person as deviant is the difficulty in determining the validity of the term normal. Despite the different theories on deviance and its meaning, what appears to be consistent is that the environment and social influence plays a significant role in what is deemed deviant and what is considered acceptable behavior in a community.

While what is considered “normal” may be subjective depending on the environment in which the behavior takes place, sociology researchers have outlined numerous behaviors that are considered to

Next, I will analyze the rebellious behaviors exhibited by the character, Caroline Wakefield, played by actress, Erika Christenson. Wakefield is the extremely privileged daughter of the newly appointed high powered career as the head of the National Drug Control Policy, whose presidentially appointed role is responsible for regulating drug control in the U.S. Ostensibly the model daughter and student at the top of her class at her prestigious private school, Wakefield detested the societal norm of her community.

She protested the pretentious and superficial expectations of her peers as well as the prestigious facade she felt everyone exhibited. Determined to be different, she started hanging with the wrong crowd and eventually started taking drugs, untimely becoming addicted. Once her father discovered her addiction she fled, and found herself in a situation where she was prostituting to sustain her