Research by Clifford Shaw and associates found that deviance can be part of a neighborhood’s culture and influence people to commit deviant or criminal behavior. This finding supports which theory?

a. differential association theory
b. cultural transmission theory
c. structural functional theory
d. conflict theory


Answer: B

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