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The deviant and the conformist...are creatures of the same culture, inventions of the same imagination.

Kai Theodor Erikson

The deviant and the conformist...are creatures of the same culture, inventions of the same imagination.

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About Kai Theodor Erikson

Kai Theodor Erikson (born February 12, 1931) is an Austrian-born American sociologist, noted as an authority on the social consequences of catastrophic events. He served as the 76th president of the American Sociological Association.