Sutherland's Differential Association Theory Postulates That

question 53

Multiple Choice

Sutherland's Differential Association Theory postulates that

• A) Deviance results from a lack of social control
• B) deviance is learned when individuals join deviant groups.
• C) Deviance is a result of anomie
• D) Deviance results from an imbalance between socially approved goals and the means to achieve them.

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Definitions:

Type II Error

A statistical mistake that occurs when a test fails to reject a false null hypothesis.

Homogeneous Sample

A sample in which all the subjects or items have similar characteristics or attributes.

Between-group Variability

The variation in data values divided among different groups or categories.

Within-group Variability

The amount of variance within a single group of data points, indicating how much individuals in the group differ from each other.