Sociologists who study deviance tend to focus only on the most extreme and obvious forms of deviance. What is this approach sometimes called?
A) the outsider's approach
B) the Marxist approach
C) the structural functionalist approach
D) the nuts and sluts approach
E) the hyperphagous approach

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The approach of focusing only on the most extreme and obvious forms of deviance, such as criminal behavior or sexual promiscuity, is sometimes referred to as the "nuts and sluts" approach. This approach tends to overlook more subtle but still significant forms of deviance, such as white-collar crime or everyday acts of defiance against social norms.

Sociologists Who Study Deviance Tend to Focus Only on the Most