Carl Participated in a Protest Against Police Brutality

question 15

Multiple Choice

Carl participated in a protest against police brutality. During the protest, a few members of the protest group started vandalizing public property. Carl, who is otherwise calm and controlled, also joined them in vandalizing the property. In this scenario, Carl's behavior illustrates _____.

• A) contagion theory
• B) convergence theory
• C) emergent norm theory
• D) structural strain theory
• E) value-added theory

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Definitions:

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