Maria decides she will become a firefighter despite the fact that no woman in her town has ever been a firefighter. She encounters resistance from family, friends, and even the local fire chief when she tells them of her career plans. However, she takes the admissions test and is accepted into the firefighter training program. By going against what is expected, Maria's behavior illustrates which sociological concept?
A. status
B. action
C. convention
D. compliance
Answer: B
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a. deviance b. stigma c. anomie d. alienation
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a. mores. b. incidental values. c. folkways. d. ethnocentrism.