Read the Following Four Statements About the Social Foundations of Deviance

question 43

Multiple Choice

Read the following four statements about the social foundations of deviance. Select the one statement that is FALSE.

• A) Deviance exists only in relation to cultural norms.
• B) There are many acts that are always and everywhere deviant.
• C) People become deviant as others define them that way.
• D) What the norms are and how people apply them involve social power.

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Hydrochloric acid, a strong corrosive acid that is used in chemical synthesis and as a digestive aid in the human stomach.

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