When a Person Who Is Labeled a Deviant Passively Accepts

question 48

True/False

When a person who is labeled a deviant passively accepts the stigmatizing label and undertakes a deviant career,this behavior is called secondary deviance.

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Definitions:

Prior Knowledge

Refers to the information and understanding a person already has before learning new information.

Cross-sectional Study

A research method that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Reify

To treat an abstract concept as if it were a concrete, real event or physical entity.

Field Research

The collection of information outside of a laboratory, library, or workplace setting, often involving direct observation or interaction with subjects in their natural environments.