Which of the following is false with respect to deviant communities?
A. Joining a deviant community closes one off from conventional society and tends to solidify deviant careers.
B. Subcultural norms and values reinforce the deviant label both inside and outside the deviant group, thus reinforcing deviant behavior.
C. Disapproval of an individual member from the out-group may enhance one’s status only within the in-group.
D. Deviant communities are often indistinguishable from normative society to outsiders.
Answer: D
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