Multiple Choice
A key element of the sociological definition of deviant behavior is that
A) a specific behavior is either always deviant or never deviant.
B) a behavior may be judged as deviant in one situation but not in another.
C) all members of a society must agree on which acts are deviant and which are not.
D) deviant behaviors never affect large groups of people.
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