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ereecah

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Perhaps Howard Becker's major contribution to labeling theory was his __________.
 
  a. idea that people from the same environment are motivated by different factors
  b. view that delinquents eventually outgrow their deviancy and conform to the values of society
  c. suggestion that there is a difference between a deviant identity and deviant career
  d. notion of a developmental process that precedes the attainment of a deviant or delinquent identity and career

Question 2

Early criminologists believed deviance was intrinsically real because they believed criminals possessed
 
  a) a superior way of life.
  b) the same biological traits found in non-criminals.
  c) a distinctive set of labels that set them apart from non-criminals.
  d) certain biological traits absent in non-criminals.


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

D

Answer to Question 2

d) certain biological traits absent in non-criminals.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 20, 2018
Excellent

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