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Normal is defined as standard or ordinary creating an ideology of what is acceptable. when we define normality, which subsequently leads to a definition of what is considered “abnormal” through socialization. What we consider normal is “transformed into a desirable standard and upheld and maintained.  Those of which do not meet these understandings of normality are considered deficient and abnormal.  Continuous progression and change, Norms are shaped by social reality and social reality is shaped by norms: its a dynamic and reciprocal process.