Deviance Is Relative-That Is,an Act Becomes Deviant When It Is

question 37

True/False

Deviance is relative-that is,an act becomes deviant when it is socially defined as such.
Definitions of deviance vary widely from place to place,from time to time,and from group to group.

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Definitions:

Memory

The cognitive process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information, allowing individuals to learn and adapt from past experiences.

Repetition

The act of doing or saying something again, often for practice, memorization, or emphasis.

Elaboration

Mnemonic strategy of making mental associations involving items to be remembered.

Organization

(1) Piaget’s term for the creation of categories or systems of knowledge. (2) Mnemonic strategy of categorizing material to be remembered.