Which of the following is the correct explanation of primary and secondary deviance?
A) Primary deviance consists of normative violations that do not produce a deviant self-identity; secondary deviance consists of normative violations and a corresponding deviant identity initiated by primary deviance.
B) Primary deviance consists of normative violations and a corresponding deviant identity; secondary deviance consists of normative violations that do not produce a deviant self-identity.
C) Primary deviance is the process of defining individuals as deviant; secondary deviance is an implication that a person is morally unworthy of respect, disreputable, and dangerous.
D) Primary deviance is an implication that a person is morally unworthy of respect, disreputable, and dangerous; secondary deviance is the process of defining individuals as deviant.

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Primary deviance refers to minor norm violations that do not affect an individual's self-concept, while secondary deviance occurs when a person begins to adopt a deviant identity due to societal reactions to their primary deviance.

Which of the Following Is the Correct Explanation of Primary