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tsand2

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Which statement about the definition of deviance is TRUE?
 
  a) Deviance should include only important violations of the norms.
  b) All sociologists agree that deviance includes mundane, routine, and normal violations of the norms.
  c) Deviance is not an important subject anymore.
  d) Sociologists cannot agree on a precise definition of deviance.

Question 2

Robert Merton's idea of the self-fulfilling prophecy is that of __________.
 
  a. relative unimportance
  b. having no effect on future behavior
  c. a catalyst for eliciting future behavior of the prescribed kind
 d. causing a variety of activities


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katieost

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

d) Sociologists cannot agree on a precise definition of deviance.

Answer to Question 2

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tsand2

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

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