Select the false assertion about deviance. Conformity is shaped by society, but deviance is not.
Labeling theory stresses that certain actions are inherently deviant.a.
One society's conventions may constitute another society's deviance.a. Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz suggests that mental illness is a serious problem in our society and more research needs to be done.a. Alcoholism was once viewed as a disease, but now is seen as a sign of moral weakness.a. According to the social-conflict perspective, anyone who challenges the capitalist system is likely to be labeled as deviant.a. The U.S. is the only modern Western industrial nation that still has the death penalty.a.