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Chloeellawright

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of social groups?
 
  a. common goals
  b. common identity
  c. feeling of unity
  d. group life expectancy of at least three months
  e. shared norms

Question 2

Which one of the following statements best corresponds with Durkheim's perspective on deviance?
 
  a. It is impossible for any society to be entirely free of deviance.
  b. Behavior that is unthinkable when an individual is acting on his or her own may be executed without hesitation when carried out under orders.
  c. When people become criminals, they do so because of contacts with criminal patterns and because of isolation from non-criminal patterns.
  d. Deviance is a consequence not of a particular behavior but of the application of rules and sanctions.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

a



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