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Diane

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What are Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary deviance? What theory discusses these forms of deviance?
 
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What is the difference between deviance and crime?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Primary  common deviant acts that do not affect the self-concept; Secondary  with repeated norm breaking and people's reactions, rule-breaking can become part of a deviant identity; Tertiary  deviant group redefines its activities, attributes, and identities as normal. Part of Labeling Theory

Answer to Question 2

Deviance refers to breaking or refusing to follow a social rule; a crime is deviance that lawmakers consider bad enough to warrant formal sanctions; a crime violates a formal code enacted by a legally constituted body.


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