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james0929

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According to Durkheim, functions of deviance include ________
 
  a. negating cultural values and norms.
  b. the idea that responding to deviance promotes social unity.
  c. the idea that responding to deviance confuses moral boundaries.
  d. the idea that deviance looks the same across cultures.

Question 2

In his study of New England's Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded that ________
 
  a. people everywhere define mostly the same things as deviant.
  b. very religious people create very little deviance.
  c. even this disciplined and highly religious group created deviance to clarify the moral boundaries of their community.
  d. the proportion of people in the population that the Puritans defined as deviant kept rising over time.



meltdown117

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c



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