Sociologists Have Found That Deviant Communities

question 53

Multiple Choice

Sociologists have found that deviant communities

• A) generally share most of the same values and norms as the dominant community.
• B) are a source of support for previously labeled people who want to try and return to a nondeviant identity.
• C) often develop their own emblems, language, and dress.
• D) exist mostly in large urban areas.

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