In his study The Saints and the Roughnecks, sociologist William Chambliss concluded that:
a. although both groups engaged in similar behavior, only the Roughnecks – who came from lower-income families – were stigmatized by a deviant label.
b. since both groups engaged in similar behavior, their members were equally stigmatized by deviant labels, regardless of their class background.
c. the roughnecks were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more offenses than the Saints.
d. the Saints were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more offenses than the Roughnecks.
A
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