How Do Sociologists Define Positive Deviance

question 106

Multiple Choice

How do sociologists define positive deviance?

• A) deviance that relates to a criminal record
• B) deviance that actively harms someone physically
• C) instances where a rule violation is, or seems to be, an admirable act that should be supported
• D) the form of acts that come with secondary deviance

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Definitions:

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, used to estimate the precision of a sample mean relative to the true population mean.

Correlation

A statistical measure that describes the extent to which two variables change together, but does not imply causation.

PassYds

Abbreviation for Passing Yards, a statistic in football that measures the distance in yards gained from passing plays.

RushYds

A statistic in football referring to the total yards gained by running play.