Tom argues that the best way to decrease gang violence is to get kids involved in youth sports. He says, "When kids play soccer, football or baseball they don't hang out as much with kids who are in gangs. Keep them away from other problem kids and they will be good citizens!". Tom is likely a proponent of which explanation of why youth sports may serve as a deterrent to delinquent behavior?
| a. |
Labeling hypothesis |
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| b. |
Economic strain |
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| c. |
Differential association |
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| d. |
False cause fallacy |
Ans-c) differential association.
The differential association is a theory developed by Edwin Sutherland proposing that through interaction with others, individuals learn the values, attitudes, techniques, and motives for criminal behavior. The differential association theory is the most talked about of the learning theories of deviance.
Tom argues that the best way to decrease gang violence is to get kids involved in...