Differentiate between primary deviance and secondary deviance

What will be an ideal response?


According to labeling theory, the violation of social norms in which a person is not caught or is excused rather than labeled as a deviant is known as primary deviance. Secondary or career deviance is the deviant behavior that a person adopts in response to the reaction of others to his or her primary deviance.

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A. anarcho-capitalist commune B. transnational conglomerate C. interlocking directorate D. deindustrialized company E. socialist business

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In the multiple regression equation, the partial slopes are analogous to

a. chi square b. gamma c. Pearson's r d. the partial correlation coefficient

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Suppose you contend that the educational system is important because it teaches students the dominant values of society and selects and screens them through the process of tracking. You would be using the assumptions of ____

a. functionalism b. conflicting values theory c. differential association d. exchange theory e. conflict theory

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Which sociological perspective sees the social world as being in continual struggle?

A. Interactionist perspective B. Conflict perspective C. Functionalist perspective D. Global perspective

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