Which of the following is an example of secondary deviance?
A) Keiko has been having trouble sleeping. She decides to try her friend's sleeping pills.
B) Jeff and his friends drink occasionally at parties.
C) Tommy has been sneaking cash out of his mom's purse for years, and now he has started taking money from his job as a cashier.
D) Megan's son took a piece of candy from the checkout line at the grocery store, but the store did not call the police.

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Secondary deviance refers to deviant behavior that results from a person being labeled as deviant and accepting that label as part of their identity. Tommy's continued and escalating theft indicates he has accepted this deviant behavior as part of his identity.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Secondary Deviance