Youths Who Engage in Delinquency and Get Caught and Labeled

question 37

Multiple Choice

Youths who engage in delinquency and get caught and labeled are referred to as pure deviants, whereas youths who continually break rules and avoid labeling are referred to as secret deviants.  What models of labeling would best fit these descriptions?

• A)Conformists, pure deviants,
• B)Secret deviants, conformists
• C)Pure deviants, secret deviants
• D)Falsely accused, secret deviants

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Definitions:

Suspected Abuse

A situation in which there are reasons to believe that someone, often a child or vulnerable adult, has been harmed or is at risk of harm.

Emotional Abuse

A form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Identify

To establish or indicate who or what someone or something is.

Corporal Punishment

Physical punishment for a perceived wrongdoing, historically used in some educational settings.