A problem with differential association theory is that it
a. does not explain how people who are not members of deviant cultures become deviants.
b. fails to account for socialization.
c. ignores the influence of friends and family.
d. does not explain how deviance is learned.
Question 2Gesellschaft is German for community..
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Youths raised by parents who are deviant are more likely to be deviant themselves. This is an illustration of the
a. labeling theory.
b. functionalist theory.
c. differential association theory.
d. social control theory.
Question 4Sources of toxicity are so widespread that today Whites are as likely to reside near toxic sites as are Native Americans, Hispanics, and African Americans.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5The differential association theory explains deviance by
a. emphasizing how deviance is culturally transmitted.
b. focusing on who has the power to label behaviors as deviant.
c. making reference to societal goals and the means of achieving them.
d. noting that some people have more power than others to define what is considered deviant.
Question 6Durkheim argued that societies move from a state of __________, a cohesiveness based on the similarity among its members, to ___________, a cohesiveness based on difference.
a. gesellschaft; gemeinschaft
b. gemeinschaft; gesellschaft
c. mechanical solidarity; organic solidarity
d. organic solidarity; mechanical solidarity
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