Multiple Choice
When biologists and psychologists look at deviants, they typically ask
A) what is different about them and what the source of the behavior might be.
B) why some acts are defined as deviant in one setting and not in another.
C) why some people are severely punished while others are not punished for the same behavior.
D) why the incidence of deviance varies from group to group.
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