Which of the following situations is an example of deviance?
a. Elliot is an honor student at school. After he is caught using recreational drugs by his father, he stops going to school, loses many of his friends, begins to take drugs every day, and is hostile toward members of his family.
b. Sanjay was arrested for child molestation and spent 10 years in prison. Now that he is free, he has found a job and straightened out his life.
c. Carol is 15, and most of her friends have children. She wants a child of her own and begins having unprotected sex with her boyfriend.
d. Jake sees his high school friends drinking at a party and joins in. Driving home, he crashes his car into a tree and vows never to drink again.
Answer: a. Elliot is an honor student at school. After he is caught using recreational drugs by his father, he stops going to school, loses many of his friends, begins to take drugs every day, and is hostile toward members of his family.
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