Rico has been labeled "delinquent" since he was a child; now in high school, he is close to dropping out and has participated in activities that have also been termed as deviant

a. norm
b. situational approach
c. subculture of violence
d. self-fulfilling prophecy


Answer: d.

Sociology

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