Like stated before, if polled the consensus would be that NAMBLA’s actions would be unacceptable while NAMBLA’s actions were considered acceptable by the members. NAMBLA’s actions also are not normative. Almost all of Americans have sex with the opposite gender that is around their same age and this is considered a cultural norm. Therefore, NAMBLA’s actions go against the norm and are abnormal. NAMBLA’s actions are unexpected as well. It is not often you hear a story about a secret underground group that has sex with boys. When you think about a sex scandal story you probably think of an affair, not men using boys for sex. NAMBLA’s members are abnormal because they are not coping or adjusting to their desires and impulses. Their actions are getting in the way of everyday life. Time magazine called NAMBLA an underground organization. If something is underground, that means it is secretive and people do not know about it. This means that NAMBLA’s members had to do this without anyone knowing. This secret is a huge secret to keep and can have huge effects in their everyday life. Finally, NAMBLA’s members need help for their abnormal desires and behavior. Whether members admitted they needed help or not is something I do not know, but it is obvious that their actions require the attention of
Like stated before, if polled the consensus would be that NAMBLA’s actions would be unacceptable while NAMBLA’s actions were considered acceptable by the members. NAMBLA’s actions also are not normative. Almost all of Americans have sex with the opposite gender that is around their same age and this is considered a cultural norm. Therefore, NAMBLA’s actions go against the norm and are abnormal. NAMBLA’s actions are unexpected as well. It is not often you hear a story about a secret underground group that has sex with boys. When you think about a sex scandal story you probably think of an affair, not men using boys for sex. NAMBLA’s members are abnormal because they are not coping or adjusting to their desires and impulses. Their actions are getting in the way of everyday life. Time magazine called NAMBLA an underground organization. If something is underground, that means it is secretive and people do not know about it. This means that NAMBLA’s members had to do this without anyone knowing. This secret is a huge secret to keep and can have huge effects in their everyday life. Finally, NAMBLA’s members need help for their abnormal desires and behavior. Whether members admitted they needed help or not is something I do not know, but it is obvious that their actions require the attention of