According to Differential Association Theory,who Is More Likely to Be

question 83

Multiple Choice

According to differential association theory,who is more likely to be a delinquent?

• A) a poor person whose friends do not commit crime
• B) a middle-class person whose friends frequently commit crime
• C) a person with high aspirations but few opportunities
• D) a person with low aspirations but many opportunities

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Perfectly Competitive Industry

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