A constructionist approach to deviance is based on the assumption that
A. most ideas, traits, and actions fall into a normally accepted range.
B. all deviance involves overconformity to norms.
C. the more an action departs from an ideal, the more deviant it is.
D. all deviance involves underconformity to norms.
Answer: A
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. suggests that there is a fundamental flaw in radical theories of underdevelopment b. is consistent with weak dependency theory or world-system theory c. can be explained only by modernization theory d. is radically inconsistent with dependency theory
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.