Professor Lubinski has been studying criminal behavior for many years. She believes that criminal behavior is a result of a learning process that occurs chiefly within small, intimate groups—family, friends, neighborhood peer groups, and the like

The lessons learned include both the techniques for committing crimes and, more important, the motives for criminal behavior. What explanation is Professor Lubinski referring to? a. anomie
b. conflict theory
c. differential association
d. structural functionalism


c

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

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According to Mead, the __________ consists of the spontaneous acts of the self, and the __________ is the deliberate, thoughtful aspect of the self

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