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khang

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on: Jul 20, 2018
According to sociologists who study the role of power in the definition of deviance, deviance is any act that
 
  a) violates the criminal law.
  b) violates deeply held moral values.
  c) the powerful consider to be a violation of some social rule.
  d) involves the behavior of the poor.

Question 2

Sociologists who study the role of power in the definition of deviance have discovered that the rich and powerful
 
  a) are rarely deviant.
  b) can avoid the label of deviance.
  c) are prejudiced toward most types of deviant behavior.
  d) ignore most forms of deviant behavior.


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catron30

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Reply #1 on: Jul 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c) the powerful consider to be a violation of some social rule.

Answer to Question 2

b) can avoid the label of deviance.


khang

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Reply 2 on: Jul 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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