A person arrived at a company party dressed in a bunny costume only to discover that the party was not a costume party and he had been tricked by a co-worker. Everyone from then on saw him as crazy and eccentric and eventually he came to think of himself in this way too. The initial mistake at the party is an example of
A) a stigma.
B) primary deviance.
C) a self-fulfilling prophecy.
D) tertiary deviation.

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The initial mistake at the party is an example of primary deviance, which refers to a minor, often initial act of rule-breaking that does not result in a person being labeled as deviant.

A Person Arrived at a Company Party Dressed in a Bunny