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Deviance can benefit society in that it can ___________________ _______________.
 
  a. increase social cohesion and group solidarity (when singling out and punishing a deviant, those doing the singling out and punishing are brought togetherwe're not like that person)
  b. encourage social change, which can be very good for a society, e.g., by dismantling discrimination and encouraging economic productivity
  c. all of the above
  d. none of the above

Question 2

In a self-fulfilling prophecy, the prediction of a behavior becomes the cause of the behavior.
 
  a. true
  b. false



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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