A social constructionist approach to deviance is based on
A. the idea that any departure from moral ideals is a form of deviance.
B. a combination of cultural, interactionist, and structural theories.
C. the assumption that all people who engage in deviance lack moral character.
D. unchanging ideas about right and wrong.
Answer: B
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