Sandi has been smoking marijuana for a few months. One day, the thought suddenly occurs to her that she is now one of those "potheads" that she used to make fun of. Within the model of the deviant career, Sandi has just encountered a
A)crisis moment.
B)career contingency.
C)time-lag contingency.
D)directive norm.
E)"tag".

Question

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A career contingency refers to an event or realization that influences the direction of a person's deviant career, such as Sandi's realization of her identity as a "pothead."

Sandi Has Been Smoking Marijuana for a Few Months