Emily wants to go to the prom, but she really can't afford a new dress. While she was shopping in the mall with her friends, she shoplifted a dress for the prom. This act of deviance by Emily would be considered _________ deviance by sociologist Edwin Lemert.
A) tertiary
B) teenage
C) secondary
D) minor
E) primary

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Primary deviance refers to minor, often temporary acts of deviance that do not result in a person being labeled as deviant. Emily's act of shoplifting, if it is an isolated incident, would be considered primary deviance.

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