How Does Labeling One as Deviant Reinforce the So-Called "Deviance

question 18

Multiple Choice

How does labeling one as deviant reinforce the so-called "deviance"?

• A) It becomes a "self-fulfilling prophecy," thereby proving the person is a deviant after all.
• B) Once labeled a deviant, an individual's actions are more closely scrutinized by others, improving the odds that the person will be caught in further acts of deviance.
• C) The person consciously accepts the premise of those in social control.
• D) Deviance becomes a form of social acceptance, that is, what society expects of the deviant.

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