A transgression implies a violation of traditions or customs.
The act and result of transgressing is called transgression or transgression . Transgress (transgress), meanwhile, refers to violating or disobeying a norm, a guideline or a rule .
Transgression is usually associated with a violation of customs or traditions . A transgressive person, in this sense, does not follow the commands.
Examples of transgression
For a man to put on lipstick and wear clothing normally intended for women can be considered a transgression. This does not mean that the subject's behavior is negative or reprehensible, but rather that it does not adapt to social conventions . If, with the passage of time, it is socially accepted that there should be no gender distinction in terms of makeup and clothing, there will no longer be transgression in this type of case.
In the field of art , a transgression is a provocation . The transgressive artist seeks to generate impact with his actions, attracting attention. A writer who does not respect spelling rules in a novel, for example, commits a transgression. The same thing does an orchestra conductor who offers a concert wearing a bathing suit.
The view of society
These two examples lead us to think about the relative nature of social norms, which in most cases is capricious or arbitrary. To think that a large part of society looks down on a man who wears makeup, wears long hair, or wears a skirt only because the conventions of the moment dictate so is really worrying.
We know that these barriers are broken down, but the problem is that others arise and that the cycle seems to never end. There is an ideal, and it is freedom, equality, that each living being can fulfill its mission without invading another's space or suffering the invasion of others. What does it matter how we dress or what we look like to our own body? Isn't each individual the sole owner of his or her body? In a utopian world, not only would there be no talk of transgression, but there would be no labels for these issues, because it would not be necessary to turn them into a topic of debate .
Having said all this, since the world we have created is far from relying on the principle of "live and let live", transgression is necessary to open the doors to change. But it is important to clarify that it is not easy, because in many cases the pioneers must suffer different types of retaliation from their detractors, from verbal rejection to physical violence , including death.
When the coastline advances inland, it is called marine transgression.
transgression in religion
For religion , a sin is the voluntary transgression of a moral principle .
When a person acts badly from a moral point of view, knowing what he is doing, he is sinning. If a Catholic decides to lie, to mention one possibility, he violates one of the Ten Commandments and therefore sins.
Coastline advance
Finally, what happens when the sea occupies a continental territory, causing the coastline to advance inland, is called marine transgression . A rise in sea level or coastal subsidence can cause this type of flooding.
From a geological point of view, this phenomenon takes place due to others that last a long time, such as tectonic or volcanic processes that can last thousands or even millions of years. Take for example the Mesozoic era (known in zoology as the era of dinosaurs and in botany as the era of cycads ): one of its main characteristics was that it exhibited long-lasting marine transgressions, in which the masses of the ocean invaded vast regions.
If its origin is an oil exploitation that extends over a long time, on the other hand, the marine transgression lasts less and covers smaller areas , generally those closest to the source of the problem.