The most likely reason authors mention this study is because it either supports their position or contradicts it, which can be used to strengthen their argument.
It is common to mention other studies in a text to make it more reliable or credible and to develop one's argument. This is because by mentioning other studies authors can show their argument is based on science and has been supported by other experts in the area.
This study focuses on the perspectives of people about who they considered being deviant. This study showed people categorize others as deviant due to:
Indeed, people classified communists, criminals, etc. as deviant.
These results can be used either to support the authors' point of view because they are completely aligned to their perspective or to strengthen their argument because they oppose the authors' point of view but the authors provide evidence to show how the J.L. Simmions study is invalid.
Note: This question is incomplete; due to this, I answered it based on general knowledge.
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