According to Differential Association Theory, a Person Becomes a Criminal

question 42

Multiple Choice

According to differential association theory, a person becomes a criminal by ______.

• A)living in a society without norms
• B)learning criminal techniques from others
• C)demonstrating a persistent pattern of law-breaking
• D)establishing an internal identity as a criminal

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Definitions:

World Systems Theory

A multidisciplinary, macro-scale approach to world history and social change that suggests there is a world economic system in which some countries benefit while others are exploited.

Dependency Theory

The global theory maintaining that industrialized nations hold less-industrialized nations in a dependent relationship that benefits the industrialized nations at the expense of the less-industrialized ones.

Modernization Theory

A theory that suggests societies progress through a series of stages toward stability, democracy, and prosperity, often through technology and industrialization.

Functionalist Theory

A sociological perspective that interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability and functionality of the whole society.