Discuss deviance using the normative approach.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. The normative approach considers violations of any norms--folkways, mores, or laws as deviant. The resulting collective disapproving response of society members, or sanctions they enact, make an action deviant.
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The superclass consist of owners and employers; under them is the
a. credentialed class: managers and professionals. b. self-employed. c. working class. d. political class. e. middle class.
Some religions, such as Catholicism, do not recognize a remarriage after divorce unless a. the ex-spouse has died since the divorce
b. both partners are re-baptized. c. neither partner was Catholic until after they were married. d. the first marriage has been annulled.
In which way has the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) been linked to an increase in illegal immigration in the United States?
A. It increased feelings of xenophobia. B. It decreased the flow of goods over the U.S.-Mexico border. C. It introduced trade tariffs. D. It increased unemployment in Mexico
Which of the following do social scientists cite as one of the reasons for increases in income inequality in the United States?
A. declines in union membership B. increases in union membership C. moves of the labor force from the secondary to the primary sector D. losses in wages at the expense of increases in benefits