The sociology of sexual deviance was slow in considering it the chapter examines behaviors that many people consider sexually deviant it highlights aspects of the sociology of deviance the chapter specifically deals with same sex sexualities deviant spaces commercial sex deviant bodies unusual sexual interests and non consensual sex. Sexual deviance refers to sexual behaviors that are considered not normal to society this is a complicated issue because you have to find out what makes sexual behavior so deviant our attitude towards sex has changed over the past several years. Sexual deviance is a lifelong trait and the expression continues throughout the course of lifespan the development of sexually deviant behaviors seems to rapidly increase across childhood through early adulthood and gradually declines through middle and late adulthood. Sexual deviants refer to people who exhibit sexual deviation such that they do not conform to the sexual norms stipulated by the society in the past a number of sexual behaviors were considered as sexual deviance while currently this may not be so