Why are the gang and delinquency problems discussed in this section called subcultures?
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*Values and norms differ from main stream society.
*Values and attitudes often in defiance of, in opposition to middle class society
*Members often adopt we-they separation, particularly lower class youth subcultures
*Chicago School developed term subculture from tradition of culture conflict
*Term subculture was adopted by theorists as many gang youth were from immigrant families and had generational adjustment issues
*Subculture characterized by strain, formed because of shared frustrations in order to achieve status among peers using non-traditional achievements
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Which is NOT true of genes?
a. Consist of hereditary material b. Are usually responsible for coding for proteins c. Are visible with the naked eye d. All of our genes together are known as the human genome.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Explain how Gabriel Tarde may be seen as the pioneer of modern-day social learning theory
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