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

1. Symbolic interactionism is a meso-level relativist perspective.
2. Labeling theorists can point to the novel, The Scarlet Letter, to demonstrate how labels placed on perceived deviants can have long-lasting consequences.
3. Symbolic interactionism is an objectivist perspective.
4. Labeling theorists argue that, to some extent, deviance is in the eye of the beholder.
5. According to the labeling perspective, deviance is a status imposed on an individual or a group that may or may not be related to actual rule breaking.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

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