The concept of secondary deviance ______.
A) challenges the importance of names or labels
B) maintains that names or labels have great power over self-identities
C) is inconsistent with the Thomas theorem
D) maintains that actions speak louder than words

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Secondary deviance refers to the process by which a person begins to accept a deviant identity and continues the deviant behavior due to the reactions of society to the primary deviance, emphasizing the power of labels and names in shaping self-identity.

The Concept of Secondary Deviance ______