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vinney12 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Identify a criticism of differential association theory.

A) It is not supported by considerable research.
B) It does not explain impulsive crimes triggered by rage or fear.
C) It emphasizes that differential association occurs overnight.
D) It ignores the possibility that people learn deviance through interaction.
E) It fails to observe children who grew up in an environment that taught deviance rather than conformity.

Question 2

According to differential association theory, which of the following is true?

A) Children who grew up in an environment that taught conformity rather than deviance later rebel and become deviant.
B) There is a strong association between capitalism, social inequality, power, and deviance.
C) People are products of socialization.
D) People are deviant when they experience blocked opportunities to achieve the culturally approved goal of economic success.
E) Only a minority of children who grow up in poor, urban, disadvantaged communities join gangs and/or commit crimes.