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 I thought an interesting part of Thursday's discussion was when we talked about the idea of normalcy. At first we talked about how there was a normal temperature and weight for humans. However then we discussed how this was not necessarily true- every individual has a unique normal body temperature that can depend on the time of day and other factors. Similarly, normal weight depends on the individual. In another class, I remember being taught that every individual has a set point that his/her weight will tend to fall around. 

In both of these examples the concept of what is normal depends on the individual, not society as a whole. I think this is a good way of thinking about what is normal in general. Just every individual has a unique body, everyone has a different way of forming his/her idea of normalcy. Experience/ culture/ ect. lead people to form opinions of what of what is typical and what is not. Normalcy is also subjective.