What Would Trait Theorists Say About the Role of Parenting

question 40

Multiple Choice

What would trait theorists say about the role of parenting on potential criminality?

• A)Parents play a key role in teaching children about conformity.
• B)Parents are far less important than the child's own temperament.
• C)Parenting is only beneficial in the first five years of life.
• D)Parents create an environment that either encourages or discourages deviant behaviour.

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Definitions:

Harriet Tubman

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Underground Railroad

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