The Parents of a Deviant Child Often Want to Find

question 110

Multiple Choice

The parents of a deviant child often want to find some way to excuse their offspring's behavior,and it is common to hear them say,"He just fell in with a bad crowd." Which symbolic interactionist theory of deviance does this explanation most closely resemble?

• A) differential association
• B) labeling theory
• C) self-fulfilling prophecy
• D) structural strain theory

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