Which of the Following Statements Does NOT Represent the Sociological

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements does NOT represent the sociological perspective on deviance?

• A) Crime is a personal choice that is not shaped by social context.
• B) Definitions of deviance vary based on social context.
• C) Crime depends on the social institutions of a society.
• D) Crime results from lack of moral regulation within society.

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution resembling a bell curve, symmetric around the average, indicating that occurrences close to the mean are more common than those further away.

Standard Deviation

A procedure for quantifying the degree of variance or distribution of values.

Unknown Mean

Refers to a situation in statistics where the average value of a dataset is not known and needs to be estimated.

Normal Random Variable

A variable that assumes any of the infinitely many values in a normal distribution curve.