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  2. Deviance (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    The medicalization of deviance, the transformation of moral and legal deviance into a medical condition, is an important shift that has transformed the way society views deviance. [3]: 204 The labelling theory helps to explain this shift, as behavior that used to be judged morally are now being transformed into an objective clinical diagnosis ...

  3. Shift (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    The National Football League (NFL) defines all motion and shift penalties as "illegal motion", [1] while both the NCAA and NFHSAA make a distinction between an "illegal shift" and "illegal motion"; an illegal shift refers to players shifting and not coming to a complete stop before the snap, while illegal motion refers to a player who is in ...

  4. Motion (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    The National Football League defines all motion and shift penalties as "illegal motion", [7] while both the NCAA and NFHSAA make a distinction between an "illegal shift" and "illegal motion"; an illegal shift refers to players shifting and not coming to a complete stop before the snap, while illegal motion refers to a player who is in motion towards the line of scrimmage, or a player who is ...

  5. Illegal procedure - Wikipedia

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    Illegal formation; Kickoff or safety kick out of bounds; Player voluntarily going out of bounds and returning to the field of play on a punt; Some examples of similar penalties have their own signals. Examples include: Illegal shift; Illegal motion; Illegal forward pass; Illegal touching of a forward pass; Ineligible receiver downfield; Illegal ...

  6. Hazing - Wikipedia

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    Hazing of a French military pilot in 1997 at 1,000 hours of flight time. Hazing (), initiation, [1] beasting [2] (British English), bastardisation (Australian English), ragging (South Asian English) or deposition refers to any activity expected of someone in joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them regardless of a person's willingness to participate.

  7. Criminalization - Wikipedia

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    Criminalization or criminalisation, in criminology, is "the process by which behaviors and individuals are transformed into crime and criminals". [1] Previously legal acts may be transformed into crimes by legislation or judicial decision.

  8. Drift hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    Drift hypothesis, concerning the relationship between mental illness and social class, is the argument that illness causes one to have a downward shift in social class. [1] The circumstances of one's social class do not cause the onset of a mental disorder, but rather, an individual's deteriorating mental health occurs first, resulting in low ...

  9. Groupshift - Wikipedia

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    Groupshift is a phenomenon in which the initial positions of individual members of a group are exaggerated toward a more extreme position. [a] When people are in groups, they make decisions about risk differently from when they are alone.