When a bully comes into a town and threatens harmony, the residents band together in order to oppose the threat. This illustrates which function of deviance?

a. Deviance clarifying rules b. Deviance uniting a group
c. Deviance promoting social change d. Deviance preventing social change


b

Sociology

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