Multiple Choice
Those who study the functions of deviance would probably NOT refer to which example as a function that deviance performs?
A) Deviants help us understand what is considered right and wrong.
B) We try very hard to avoid the sanctions that result from doing wrong.
C) We try to avoid deviance so that we will not be treated as social outcasts.
D) Noncriminals learn from experienced criminals how to commit crime.
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