Deviant Behaviour in Society

Presented by:
Fatima Noor
Hala Qamar
Huma Rehmat
Eisha Tur Razia
Saba Sadiq Bukhari
 Deviant Act And It’s History

“Young girls engaging in pre-marital relationships, including sexual

relationships”

• Western culture

1. Middle class
2. Higher/elite classes

• Muslim countries
 Theory Of Deviance
Feminist Theory of Deviance

• Premarital relationships is criminalized.

• Deviant act in reference to socioeconomic

status of girls.
 Prevalence
● Girls are now more accepting of this behaviour

● No statistics on the percentage of girls involved in premarital relations

● Boys are more involved in this act than girls (11%)

● Increased resources and opportunity

● Higher rate in elite class group

● Percentage of the act in India

● Western Countries
 Factors Causing The Deviant Behaviour

Problematic Family Background

• Unfulfillment of Need for Love and Belongingness

• Rebellion

Decrease in Concept of Early Marriages

Mental Health Disorders

 Treatment

• Connecting to religion and culture

• Peaceful Family Environment

• Setting up career goals

• Marrying at the right time

• Therapy
 Case Study
A young woman, named Zahra Haider, has engaged in premarital sex. She is a Pakistani
writer and human rights activist. In 2016, she published an article on her sexual experiences as
a Pakistani woman which raised quite a lot of eyebrows in the society.
She was taken away from her mother at the age of nine where she was raised by her
two household patriarchs, her grandmother, and her father. Her father left her in the care of her
grandmother and abandoned her afterwards. She was unaccepted for her refusal to be
submissive and obedient, neglected of maternal love, empathy and understanding. She was an
avid believer of remaining, "chaste," until marriage despite the fact that she stopped believing
in religion at the age of 13. After being around peers that were broad minded and were engaging
in such activities too, she claimed having anxiety and couldn't try something new unless she
had others who were doing it too. Once she saw that her peers were also engaging in pre-marital
sex, she took the initiative too. And after doing it for the first time she didn't feel guilty about
having sexual relations and stopped having any qualms about not abiding by religio-cultural
values. However, she did feel a little shame due to the societal conditioning. Both her parents
were shocked about her article and while her mother understood her motives, her father couldn't
comprehend her intentions. She considers her sexuality to be her own, personal choice and that
was by she believes that there is nothing wrong with having sex before marriage.
Thank You