The Forms of Deviance in Which Formal Penalties Are Imposed

question 64

Multiple Choice

The forms of deviance in which formal penalties are imposed by society are ______.

• A) deviant norms
• B) crimes
• C) recidivism
• D) stigmas

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Definitions:

Reciprocity

Reciprocity refers to a mutual exchange between two parties, often used in the social sciences to describe social interactions.

Direction

In statistics, it often refers to the nature of the relationship between variables, indicating whether they move together in a positive or negative correlation.

Pearson Correlation

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables, giving a value between -1 and 1.

Linearity

The attribute of a relationship between two variables where the change in the outcome is directly proportional to the change in the predictor.