Question

Suppose a teenage girl caught smoking marijuana in her car in the high school parking lot is suspended. As a result, she gains a reputation around school as a "druggie." After that, she begins using cocaine and eventually tries heroin. The girl's actions following the initial suspension are an example of _______.

Answer 1

Answer:The girl's actions following the initial suspension are an example of secondary deviance.

Step-by-step explanation:

What is meant by deviance?

This is when a person get involved in an act or behaviour that is different from what is considered to be normal and acceptable by most people.

What is secondary deviance?

Let us start by explaining primary deviance this is when someone get involved in a deviant behaviour that is less extreme for the first try or first encounter like when the girl first smoked marijuana that was the primary deviance.

When the person get involved in a more intense or severe deviant act or behaviour than the one they first get involved in like now the girl has moved from smoking marijuana to smoking cocaine , smoking cocaine is now a secondary deviant behaviour.