Explain how deviance is understood as a matter of social definition

What will be an ideal response?


Definitions of deviance vary from society to society, between groups, and over time. What is considered deviance in one place, or at one time, is not necessarily deviant in another.

Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

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Mainstream Americans often tolerate pluralism

only as a short-term phenomenon, believing that sustained pluralism is the enemy of assimilation, a threat to the cohesiveness of U.S. society. Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Researcher Niveditha Menon studied domestic violence in

A. China. B. Japan. C. India. D. Canada.

Sociology

Liberalism

a. Applies only to politics and democracy b. Impacts many spheres of life c. Is rejected in all the countries of Eastern Europe d. Was characteristic of the USSR

Sociology