Practice mode Miscellaneous Economics

How does deviance contribute to social change?

Correct answer A. Some actions initially defined as deviant eventually become generally accepted

Explanation

Behaviour once seen as breaking norms can gradually win acceptance, as with changing attitudes to dress or civil disobedience, and the norms themselves then change.

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