In a study of the "Saints" and the "Roughnecks," sociologist William Chambliss concluded that:

a. both groups engaged in similar behavior were equally stigmatized by deviant labels regardless of their class background

b. the Roughnecks were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more offenses than the Saints.
c. only the Roughnecks were stigmatized by a deviant label, although both groups engaged in similar behavior.
d. the Saints were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more offenses than the Roughnecks.


c

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