Author Question: Over the last several decades some social scientists have argued that a. youth crime may be the ... (Read 27 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Over the last several decades some social scientists have argued that

a. youth crime may be the result of a delinquent subculture.
b. juvenile delinquency occurs because legitimate means to achieve are not sufficiently open to poor youth.
c. criminal behavior is sometimes learned in interaction with other people within one's primary groups.
d. all of the above.

Question 2

In the 1950s Cohen popularized a theory that suggested juvenile delinquency flows primarily from

a. class struggle.
b. frustration with bureaucratic organizations.
c. delinquent subcultures.
d. high unemployment.