Question

A person may shoplift an item of clothing from a department store but not be apprehended or labeled as a deviant. however, the person may decide to forgo such behavior in the future. this example illustrates what stage of deviance?

Answer 1

This example illustrates the third stage of deviance, also known as Tertiary Deviance

Tertiary Deviance takes place when an individual who has been labelled as a deviant normalizes their behavior by relabeling as not deviant. This is because they decides to forgo that behavior in future