What is the central explanatory factor of self-control theory?

a. inadequate parenting
b. deviant socialization
c. absence of bonds to conventional society
d. a disjunction between the culture, which stresses success motivation, and society’s social and economic structure


Answer: a. inadequate parenting

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

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