Match the following social development theories to their basic premise

1. Age-graded theory a. Social ties embedded in adult transitions explain variations in crime not accounted for by childhood deviance
2. Dual taxonomic theory b. Age of desistance varies more than age of onset
3. Delinquent development theory c. Delinquency is caused by a weakening of social bonds in the presence of a facilitating environment
4. Evolutionary ecology d. There are two paths to delinquency
5. Interactional theory e. An approach that draw attention to the ways people develop over the course of their lives


1. *a
2. *d
3. *b
4. *
5. *c

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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