Assuming that people who engage in deviant behavior are sick or mentally ill ______.
A) normalizes illegal behavior
B) sociologically imagines norms
C) socially constructs deviance
D) pathologizes individuals

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Pathologizing individuals means treating or considering them as inherently sick, flawed, or abnormal due to their behavior or characteristics, which aligns with the assumption that deviant behavior indicates mental illness.

Assuming That People Who Engage in Deviant Behavior Are Sick