The University of Chicago Sociologist Who Defined Deviance as a Normal

question 149

Multiple Choice

The University of Chicago sociologist who defined deviance as a normal response to the social conditions in which people find themselves is .

• A) W. I. Thomas
• B) Michael Dyson
• C) Talcott Parsons
• D) Robert Merton

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