The Theory of Behavior in Which People Who Associate with Some

question 96

Multiple Choice

The theory of behavior in which people who associate with some groups learn an "excess of definitions" of deviance, increasing the likelihood that they will become deviant is ________.

• A) conflict theory
• B) social control theory
• C) strain theory
• D) differential association theory

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Definitions:

Socially Organized

The arrangement and cooperation of individuals and groups in societies that results in a structured and functioning community.

Interstate Warfare

Conflict or war that takes place between two or more sovereign states.

World Power

A nation or state that has significant influence and authority on a global scale, often through economic, military, or political means.

Terrorism

Defined by American law as premeditated, politically motivated violence against noncombatant targets including unarmed or off-duty military personnel by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience. However, a broader definition would include the use by states of indiscriminate violence against civilians in order to achieve military and political goals. Moreover, what one side in a conflict would call terror might be regarded by the other side as legitimate resistance to occupation, as well as ethnic, religious, or national oppression.