Discuss the weaknesses of differential association theory.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Interaction theories help us to explain deviance, but critics point to several weaknesses. Differential association theory does not explain impulsive crimes triggered by rage or fear, those committed by people who have grown up in law-abiding families, why only a minority of children who grow up in poor, urban, disadvantaged communities join gangs and/or commit crimes, or why only one sibling raised in the same family environment may commit juvenile or adult crime (Williams and McShane, 2004; Graif and Sampson, 2009; Breining et al., 2017).
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A. voter registration campaigns. B. pension reforms. C. nursing home reforms. D. All of these answers are correct.
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What will be an ideal response?