Question

According to Edwin Lemert, _______ deviance occurs when social reaction intensifies with each act of primary deviance, and the offender becomes stigmatized, accepting the truth of the label.

Answer 1

Answer:

According to Edwin Lemert, secondary deviance occurs when social reaction intensifies with each act of primary deviance, and the offender becomes stigmatized, accepting the truth of the label.

Explanation:

Edwin Lemert in 1951 stated that secondary deviance is the process of a deviant identity, integrating it into conceptions of self, potentially affecting the individual long term.