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Thomas Szasz made the controversial assertion that ________
 
  a. deviance is only what people label as deviant.
  b. most people in the United States will become insane for some period during their lives.
  c. mental illness is a myth so that insanity is only differences that bother other people.
  d. our society does not do nearly enough to treat the mentally ill.

Question 2

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to ________
 
  a. how labeling someone as deviant can increase the deviant behavior.
  b. the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior.
  c. how well a person can contain deviant impulses.
  d. how others respond to the race, ethnicity, gender, and class of the individual.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b



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