The Basic Idea Behind Labeling Theory Is That

question 91

Multiple Choice

The basic idea behind labeling theory is that

• A) deviance arises not so much from what people do as how others respond to what they do.
• B) deviance is actually useful in a number of ways.
• C) people rarely define even harmful wrongdoing as deviance.
• D) power has much to do with how a society defines deviance.

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