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tatyanajohnson

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Explain the relationship between the strength of a sanction and the degree of social consensus regarding a given type of deviant behavior.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Health care costs in the United States are approximately _________ percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP), while the rate for other, similar countries is __________.
 
  a. 15; 20
  b. 10; 15
  c. 15; 9
  d. 20; 20



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Answer to Question 1

There may be strong and widespread agreement or there may be continuing debate over how deviant a given act is. Generally speaking, the higher the degree of social consensus regarding the seriousness of a particular deviant act, the stronger will be the negative sanction for that behavior.

Answer to Question 2

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