Select the correct answer.
Which statement aptly describes the meaning of secondary deviancel?
A.
general deviant actions that an individual may carry out in his or her life
B.
deviant actions that an individual may indulge in after being labeled a criminal
C.
the second crime that an individual commits in a lifetime
D.
the second instance of an individual being arrested for a crime
Secondary deviance is when someone makes something out of that deviant behavior, which creates a negative social label that changes a person's self-concept and social identity. We call this negative label a stigma.
