Individuals Learn Deviance Primarily in Intimate Groups of Deviant Others

question 97

Multiple Choice

Individuals learn deviance primarily in intimate groups of deviant others, such as small groups of friends. This view typifies

• A) differential association theory.
• B) control theory.
• C) Freudian theory.
• D) labeling theory.

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