Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Control theorists assert that human beings are basically antisocial, assuming that delinquency is part of the natural order in society.
2. According to Social Control Theory, the reason we do not engage in delinquency or crime is because we have social bonds to conformity that keep us from engaging in socially unacceptable activities.
3. The developmental perspective argues that “the development of problem behaviors tends to occur in an ‘orderly, progressive fashion’ that is highly age-determined.”
4. In general strain theory (Robert Agnew), the only source of strain is limited access to the goal of material success.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False

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