Boys in a college fraternity and boys in a local street gang both engage in the deviant behaviors of drinking and doing drugs, but those in the street gang are more likely to be called criminals and arrested by the police. Which of the following concepts

explains this phenomenon?

a. The halo effect
b. Social control theory
c. Differential association
d. Strain theory


Answer: A

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