The Saints and the Statesman

In class we have talked a ton about deviance, or breaking the norms of society. However, there is not one strict definition to deviance because deviance is very relative to money, time, class and much more. In the Saints and Roughneck article, the author highlights the relevance between deivance and money. Although Stevenson might not be as severe on the level that Chambliss study was, our high school has both saints and roughnecks roaming the halls. The recent statesman article that was never published about NHS students and FMP students highlight the saints at SHS. Altough National Honors Society students should be the role models of the school participating in community service with outstanding grades, many of NHS members are far from the "saints" that they are percieved to be. In the article, two NHS students admitted to drinking. Like the police did in Chambliss study regarding the saints, the board at SHS did the same. They ignored the fact that NHS students were drinking by banning the publication of that article. If it was published, then SHS would look very bad because it shows that even the ideal students are not truly saints. I would say, regardless of NHS and FMP, the majority of students are saints. Although we all appear to be perfect at school, no one is the perfect angel that the Stevenson society wishes to percieve them.