Multiple Choice
How did Herbert Spencer describe deviance and its effect on society?
A) Deviance is a social pathology that potentially threatens the survival of society.
B) Deviance is inevitable and provides a valuable contribution to society.
C) Deviance is "the black death" of human behavior that proves man is naturally bad.
D) Deviance is sinful and can only be eliminated in a "Society of Saints."
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