Today, ecoterrorists in America have taken many radical actions, including burning down ski lodges, blowing up Hummers, freeing lab animals, and chaining themselves to trees. These actions are often seen as extremely deviant, but many of the perpetrators believe that in the future they will be hailed as heroes, in which case their actions will be seen as:
A) positive deviance.
B) symbolic deviance.
C) rehabilitation.
D) violent crime.
E) in-group orientation.

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Positive deviance refers to actions that go against social norms or laws but are seen as positive or heroic. The ecoterrorists' actions are seen as deviant in the present, but they believe that in the future their actions will be seen as positive and necessary for the preservation of the environment. Therefore, their actions can be classified as positive deviance.

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