Harriet Tubman's Theory Of Social Deviance

Social deviance is a very broad term, which describes actions or behaviors that violate social “norms.” Norms, in a simple context, are rules by which members of society are expected to conform to. When discussing the term deviance, one might talk about the failure, or people’s failures to adapt to rules established by society. Social deviance has many forms and interpretations. Deviant acts, are primarily relative to setting, because deviance in one place could be considered non-deviance in another place. Theft, violence, murder, or any kind of criminal behavior, can be considered either deviant or non-deviant. It’s up to countries, establishments, and governing bodies to determine what acts are and aren’t acceptable. For example, fighting

She fought for something that she really believed in, and disregarded the law, to not only save herself, but also 300 slaves. Her unselfish and heroic acts were deviant to say the least, but if her deviance wasn’t preemptive, those 300 slaves could’ve been killed or tortured. Although some might say she only saved 300 people, she indisputably struggled for women’s suffrage, and made a difference regardless. Harriet was born into slavery, escaped, and eventually made nearly 20 missions using the notorious network called the “Underground Railroad.” This railroad wasn’t underground, but because Tubman was so lucrative and secretive in attempts to save people, it was given this title. She utilized safe houses owned by antislavery activists, and even when Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, she defied all odds by miraculously guiding the slaves further north to Canada, where slavery had been abolished. Jacqueline Glass Campbell wrote a peer review to refute an impracticality associated with the absenteeism of scholarly attention. Campbell probably feels little credit was given to a woman who made such a huge difference. Campbell contributed some of her work to Catherine Clinton, Kate Larson, and Jean Humez, who went beyond a summary of Tubman’s life, “to present the complexities and motivations of a remarkable black southern woman, who not only escaped the bonds of slavery but also became a leading figure in the Underground Railroad movement and an activist for both abolitionism and women’s rights.” (Campbell: 2004: 512) One of the contributors, Clinton, claims that historians have failed to find the causes that made Tubman powerful. In Campbell’s review, she referenced Clinton and Larson as contributing writers, who wrote biographies of a narrative, that if one looks closely, one could identify how successful Harriett Tubman was as a social deviant. When