Which of the Following Statements About Deviance Is False

question 101

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about deviance is false?

• A) Even the most aberrant or odd behavior may be understood if we understand the situation in which it occurs.
• B) Most deviant actions are deviant regardless of the circumstances.
• C) Definitions of what is considered deviant behavior may change over time.
• D) Some actions are considered deviant only when certain people commit them.

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Definitions:

Economic Policy

The actions taken by a government to influence its economy, including fiscal policy (taxing and spending practices) and monetary policy (control of the money supply and interest rates).

Progressive Taxes

A tax system in which the rate of taxation increases as the taxable amount increases, thereby placing a higher financial burden on individuals or entities with higher incomes.

Regressive Taxes

Taxes that take a larger percentage of income from low-income earners than from high-income earners, inversely related to the taxpayer's ability to pay.

Flat Tax

A tax system with a constant marginal rate, usually applied to individual or corporate income.