D is for Deviance

In light of this week's focus on social deviance, I've been thinking of examples of deviance in regard to social classes. As humans, we tend to make assumptions about who people are, what they have, and how they should live based on the class they're in. For example, it's socially deviant for someone considered poor to drive a flashy convertible, while it's also socially deviant for someone considered rich to walk the streets in raggedy clothing. Shouldn't the poor person be driving a used car, if they can afford one at all? And shouldn't the rich person be strolling around in a designer suit or dress?

Is he pumping his fist in the air because of his hot ride or because he lives for social deviance?

Not necessarily. We tend to assimilate people into groups without knowing their full stories; maybe the poor man driving the shiny convertible borrowed the car from a friend, and maybe the rich man enjoys downplaying attention to his appearance by wearing low-key clothing. Still, we often take these judgments too far. If someone saw a poor man driving a Mercedes, they might jump to the immediate conclusion that the car is not his, or may even go so far as to assume that he stole it. We simply can't handle it when people mess with the status quo and deviate from the roles their class predetermines for them.

Can you think of any other ways people could deviate from social norms, in terms of social classes?