Ned Polsky argues that people who possess characteristics that are "not the person's fault" should not be regarded as deviance. Prof. Goode's reaction to this argument is that:
A) Polsky is completely right.
B) Polsky is half right; possessing involuntary physical characteristics should not be regarded as deviant, but possessing involuntary mental characteristics (like depression and schizophrenia) should be.
C) Fault has nothing to do with deviance; if a person is condemned or punished by audiences, that person possesses a deviant characteristic.
D) What is or is not deviant can never be known; it is shrouded in mystery and everything that's said by sociologists about the subject is just one person's opinion.
E) none of the above
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