What Served as the Theoretical Basis for Shaw and McKay's

question 18

Multiple Choice

What served as the theoretical basis for Shaw and McKay's (1942/1969) Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas?

• A) relative deprivation
• B) soft deviance
• C) human ecology approach
• D) subculture theory

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Definitions:

Income Increased

A scenario where an individual's or entity's earnings rise, affecting their purchasing power and economic well-being.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how the demand for a good or service changes relative to a change in consumers' income.

Normal Good

A good for which demand increases as the income of consumers increases and decreases as the income of consumers decreases.

Inferior

A term used in economics to describe goods whose demand decreases as the income of the consumer increases, contrasted with normal goods.