Deviance may involve underconformity or overconformity to norms. The author explains that deviance involving underconformity consists of ideas, traits, or actions that

A. are subnormal.
B. can, in extreme cases, lead to fascism.
C. are inherently evil.
D. violate only those norms that are directly based on religious beliefs.


Answer: A

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