Multiple Choice
All of the following are definitions of deviance proposed by different sociologists,EXCEPT that deviance is
A) behavior that is labeled negative by politicians and the police.
B) a departure from the normative standards of a common culture.
C) always immoral behavior.
D) behavior eliciting anger or disapproval from large numbers of people.
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Q14: Deviant behavior is a natural phenomenon.What theoretical
Q15: The positivist perspective on deviance implies that
Q16: Compare and contrast the positivist and constructionist
Q17: Early criminologists believed deviance was intrinsically real
Q18: Definitions of deviance fall into two opposing
Q20: Which of the following conditions separates the
Q21: Sociologists who study the role of power
Q22: According to the positivist perspective,the definition of
Q23: Today's positivist sociologists now recognize the importance
Q24: Which of the following statements does NOT