Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Deviance can be seen as a global flow because people who are defined as deviant can move around the world quickly and easily.
2. Deviant consumers include those who consume too much or do not consume enough conventional goods.
3. Explanatory theories of deviance mostly focus on upbringing as the factor responsible for deviance.
4. Constructionist theories of deviance focus on those who create and enforce moral order.
5. The strain theory is part of the structural-functional approach in explaining deviant behavior.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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