The concept "retrospective labeling" refers to the process of:
A) interpreting someone's past consistent with present deviance.
B) defining someone as deviant for things done long before.
C) criminal adults encouraging their children to become deviant.
D) All of the above are correct.

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Retrospective labeling refers to the interpretation of someone's past behavior according to their present deviance. This means that their past behavior is reinterpreted as deviant based on their current label, even though it may not have been seen as deviant at the time it was committed.

Option B is not entirely correct as the label is not applied for things done long before, but rather is applied retroactively based on present deviance.

Option C is not correct as retrospective labeling does not necessarily involve criminal adults encouraging their children to become deviant.

Option D is not fully correct as only option A is accurate in defining retrospective labeling.

The Concept "Retrospective Labeling" Refers to the Process Of