Your Friend Is Interested in Researching Delinquency and Gangs

question 67

Multiple Choice

Your friend is interested in researching delinquency and gangs. Your professor suggested investigating the theory that combines the principles of strain and social disorganization theories into a portrayal of a gang-sustaining delinquent culture.  Following the professor's advice, which of the following should your friend investigate?

• A)Differential opportunity
• B)Strain
• C)Differential association
• D)Social ecology

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