Shaw and McKay Called Areas Where Delinquency Rates Were High

question 84

Multiple Choice

Shaw and McKay called areas where delinquency rates were high and had changed from affluence to decay _________________________.

• A)transitional neighborhoods
• B)disadvantaged neighborhoods
• C)community disparity
• D)cultural transmission

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