What Phenomenologists Call Deviant Reality Refers to

question 58

Multiple Choice

What phenomenologists call deviant reality refers to

• A) the nature of deviant behavior as seen by positivists.
• B) the characteristics of deviance as shown by objectively acquired data.
• C) the reality of deviance being defined as deviant by the powerful.
• D) the subjective meaning that deviants impute to their own deviant behavior.

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