Emily Wants to Go to the Prom, but She Really

question 22

Multiple Choice

Emily wants to go to the prom, but she really can't afford a new dress. While she was shopping in the mall with her friends, she shoplifted a dress for the prom. This act of deviance by Emily would be considered _________ deviance by sociologist Edwin Lemert.

• A) tertiary
• B) teenage
• C) secondary
• D) minor
• E) primary

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Definitions:

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