According to Labeling Theory,the Act of Labeling a Person or Group

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Multiple Choice

According to labeling theory,the act of labeling a person or group deviant may cause society to suffer in which of the following ways?

• A)Deviance is eliminated from society.
• B)Labeling causes those who are labeled to avoid deviance,thereby deterring them.
• C)The labeled may accept the definition of themselves as deviant and increase their deviance as a result.
• D)The labeling has no effect because of the pro-criminal self-concepts of those labeled.
• E)The labeling causes those who are labeled to become an important,powerful,
• Political force.

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Definitions:

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