Who Famously Said: 'Deviance Is Not a Quality of the Act

question 2

Multiple Choice

Who famously said: 'deviance is not a quality of the act the person commits, but rather a consequence of the application by others of rules and sanctions to an "offender". The deviant is one to whom the label has successfully been applied; deviant behaviour is behaviour that people so label'?

• A) Robert Merton
• B) Howard Becker
• C) Stanley Cohen
• D) Travis Hirschi

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