People learn criminal and deviant attitudes, values, and skills by close interaction with people who already have those attributes. This is the underlying concept of which sociological theory?
a. differential association theory
b. cultural transmission theory
c. structural functional theory
d. conflict theory
Answer: A
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Today, a large percentage of Vietnamese Americans are
a. foreign born. b. fourth-generation Americans. c. illegal residents of the United States. d. third generation Americans.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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A) desertification B) deforestation C) loss of biodiversity D) the greenhouse effect