A sociologist studies how a teacher's attitudes toward particular students affects students' performance. Students of similar abilities who are "teacher's pets" perform at a high level, and students who are viewed as "troublemakers" perform poorly. This would illustrate which explanation of deviance?
A. differential association
B. cultural transmission
C. labeling theory
D. anomie theory
Answer: C
Sociology
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