What is the primary difficulty with applying the criterion of "social norm deviance" to define abnormal behavior?
a) Norms are difficult to enumerate.
b) Cultures accept and view all behaviors as normal.
c) Behavior that is considered disordered in one culture may be acceptable in another.
d) Norms do not guide behavior except in rare instances.
ANS: c
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