John is at a fraternity party and drinks excessively for the first time in his life. This is an example of:
A) secondary deviance
B) primary deviance
C) situational deviance
D) solitary deviance

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Primary deviance refers to deviant behavior that occurs without the person adopting a deviant identity or seeing him/herself as a deviant. In this scenario, John is engaging in deviant behavior (drinking excessively) for the first time, but it is not yet seen as part of his identity or part of a deviant lifestyle. Therefore, his behavior is an example of primary deviance.

John Is at a Fraternity Party and Drinks Excessively for the First