Deviance

I definitely agree with your point on alcohol prohibition in the US because in some cultures in Europe for example alcohol is consumed at really young ages as a means of celebration, maturity and parties but is banned from people in the US until they reach the age of 21. It can be seen as a deviant act for under age drinking thus resulting into conflict with conforming to social norms because under age drinking can be seen as cool and most done in the age of high schoolers but because of the legal drinking age, those who do drink while they are under age can be deemed as deviant because they are not following the law. The issue of alcohol prohibition in the US can be seen as contradictory due to social norms that are broken because of the popular culture of under age drinking among teenagers in the US.