Question

Afred is a very intelligent student. Last year he was on the honor roll. Recently he began hanging out with friends who spend more time playing video games than studying; they routinely earn C’s and D’s. Over time, Fred slowly stops doing his homework and turning in work for extra credit. He drops out of his honors classes, and his grades drop from mostly A’s to C’s. The ___________ of deviance best explains what has happended.

Answer 1

The group influences on his behavior of deviance best explains what has happened.

Step-by-step explanation:

Surely, Alfred let his "false friends" drive him to a wrong path. This is typically a group influence characteristic when we have Alfred´s behavior deviance showed by the low grades from mostly A’s to C’s.