A Person Arrived at a Company Party Dressed in a Bunny

question 16

Multiple Choice

A person arrived at a company party dressed in a bunny costume, only to discover that the party was not a costume party. Although he had been tricked by a co-worker, from then on everyone saw him as crazy and eccentric, and eventually he came to think of himself in this way too. The initial mistake at the party is an example of:

• A) passing.
• B) stigma.
• C) primary deviance.
• D) a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• E) tertiary deviation.

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