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Gerry is a night watchman who has worked at the same company for 25 years. He is described as very shy and withdrawn around others.
 
  While this behavior is not problematic at work, his relatives find him weird and tend to shun him at family gatherings. Despite encouragement by his immediate family to mingle, Gerry hardly speaks to others at these events. According to the goodness-of-fit concept, Gerry's behavior would
   A) not be viewed as a problem at family gatherings.
   B) not be viewed as a problem at work but would be viewed as a problem at family gatherings.
   C) not be viewed as a problem at all.
   D) only be viewed as a problem if it caused difficulty for his immediate family.

Question 2

The term deviance implies
 
  A) looking different.
   B) behaving differently.
   C) having a mental illness.
   D) engaging in criminal wrongdoing.


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jharrington11

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


Themember4

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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