A sociologist studies how a teacher's attitudes toward particular students affects students' performance. Students of similar abilities who are "teacher's pets" perform at a high level, and students who are viewed as "troublemakers" perform poorly. This illustrates which explanation of deviance?
A. anomie theory
B. labeling theory
C. cultural transmission
D. differential association
B. labeling theory
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