Normality (behavior)  

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Hollywood is iconic for mainstream, ergo for 'normal'

The best way to define normal is by its antonym, abnormal
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In human behavior, normal refers to a lack of significant deviation from the average. The phrase "not normal" is often applied in a negative sense (asserting that someone or some situation is improper, sick, etc.). Abnormality varies greatly in how pleasant or unpleasant this is for other people; somebody may half-jokingly be called "pleasantly disturbed".

See also

• Abnormal
• Mainstream
• The Normal
• Normality (behavior), conformance to an average
• Norm (sociology), social norms, expected patterns of behavior studied within the context of sociology.