Instead of judging whether an act should or shouldn't be considered deviant,sociologists examine
A)only the empirically observable facts that pertain to guilt or innocence.
B)the role of psychopathology in deviance.
C)the relationship between genes and environment (epigenetics).
D)how definitions of deviance are created and transmitted,as well as patterns related to deviance.

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Sociologists do not judge acts as deviant or not, but rather examine how definitions of deviance are created and transmitted, as well as patterns related to deviance. They study the social context in which the behavior in question occurs, and how social norms and values influence and shape definitions of deviance.

Instead of Judging Whether an Act Should or Shouldn't Be