Joe is a straight-A student and wants to go to a four-year college after high school. When his friends encourage him to skip class and hang out with them, he refuses to do so because he doesn't want to jeopardize his GPA. This is an example of
a. conflict theory.
b. functionalist theory.
c. control theory.
d. strain theory.
Answer: c. control theory.
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a. true b. false
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