Question

Nowhere to Grow by Les Whitbeck and Dan Hoyt explored the lives of homeless and runaway teens in the Midwest. The authors found that "associating with deviant peers" had a dramatic effect on a wide range of deviant behaviors, including increasing "the likelihood of serious substance abuse almost 32 times." What theory of deviance considers the way such interpersonal relationships help to predict deviant behavior?a. self-fulfilling prophecy

b. deviance avowal
c. retreatism
d. differential association

Answer 1

The differential association theory of deviance considers the way interpersonal relationships help to predict deviant behavior.

Option: (d)

Explanation:

• The "theory of differential association" stands to clarify how an individual spontaneously chooses to behave with deviance after coming in considerably prolonged contact with an already deviant personality.

• The mental influence of the behavior of a peer is in most cases inevitable.

• Moreover, it is also seen that the rate of picking up the behavior of a peer is more in cases that involve deviant behavior since the very beginning.