Which of the following is the BEST example of deviant behavior? Question 3 options: A teenager spends all afternoon texting her friends. A middle-aged man wears jeans to a black-tie wedding. A college student organizes a political rally on his campus. A twenty-five-year-old woman wears a black miniskirt and heavy makeup to a nightclub.

A middle-aged man wears jeans to a black-tie wedding.

Explanation:

Both sociology and psychiatry examine deviant behavior, which is any conduct that goes against the general norms of society.

A teenager texting a lot is the expected behavior of someone at that age. Wearing a short skirt and makeup is the expected behavior of women in a night out.

Up to the twentieth century, social protests were considered as deviant behavior, because they were seen as indicative of a malfunction in the social fabric, but researchers now study the rational and instrumental aspects of political demonstrations.

Only the case of a middle-aged man going against the rules of a black-tie wedding could be considered as deviant behavior.

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.