Nonconformist

As a non-conformity or nonconformity ( rare: nonconformist ), personal attitudes or attitudes, individual actions or philosophical positions referred to, which are not in conformity with the generally accepted views of the valid label, the dominant way of life or the cultural mainstream.

General

Strongly supported by the social deviant individuals is called eccentric. In the cultural context we speak of belonging to a counter-culture or "underground " movement in the political dissidence of. Individual non-conformist actions which violate legal norms, but are carried out for reasons of conscience to refer symbolically to a wrong situation are referred to as acts of civil disobedience.

Criminology

From the perspective of criminology provides non-conformist behavior is a deviant behavior that unlike aberrant behavior with a denial of the validity of the violated rule or norm is associated. A distinction is made between passive independence of or indifference to the rules of society and active combat these rules. An example of active non-conformist behavior would be a political offense.

Church History

As Nonconformists (including dissenters ) the relatives of some deviating from the Anglican Church groups were referred to that formed between the 16th and 18th centuries own faith communities who refused indeed to adhere to certain religious rules of the official church, but initially clung to the church community.