Which of the following is the basis of Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin’s theory about the origins of juvenile gangs?

A) Lower-class boys interact with and gain support from other alienated individuals.
B) Gang delinquency represents a subcultural and collective solution to the problem faced by lower-class boys.
C) Joining a gang is part of the experience male adolescents need to grow up to adulthood.
D) Violent delinquent gangs arise out of conditions that encourage the development of a sociopathic personality in adolescents.


Answer: A

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