Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory suggests that ________.

A. there is an inevitability about the process of becoming a criminal
B. there is no simple connection between class and crime
C. delinquency is transmitted from one generation to the next in disorganized urban areas
D. lower-class persons adopt illegitimate means to achieve economic success


Answer: A

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