Which of the Following Statements About Social Support Is Not

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about social support is not part of Cullen's social support theory?

• A) Social support lessens the effect of exposure to strains that tend to produce crime.
• B) Social support lessens involvement in crime.
• C) Social support is not a pre-condition for the development of social control.
• D) The more support a person's family provides, the less likely that person will break the law.

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Definitions:

Rationalization

A psychological strategy where disputable actions or emotions are rationalized in an ostensibly logical way to evade acknowledging their real reasons.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Self-Transcendence

A psychological or philosophical perspective involving the overcoming of the limits of the individual self and the pursuit of broader significance in life.

Maslow

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