While Some Deviant Acts,such as Rape,are Generally Seen as Very

question 134

Multiple Choice

While some deviant acts,such as rape,are generally seen as very harmful,others,such as tattooing,are commonly regarded as being of little consequence.This demonstrates which dimension of deviance and crime?

• A)severity of the social response
• B)perceived harmfulness of the deviant or criminal act
• C)degree of public agreement about whether an act should be considered deviant
• D)the invariability of social definitions of deviance and crime
• E)none of these choices

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Definitions:

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