Question

The parents of a deviant child often want to find some way to excuse their offspring's behavior, and it's common to hear them say, "He just fell in with a bad crowd." Which symbolic interactionist theory of deviance does this explanation most closely resemble?

Answer 1

This explanation most closely resembles the "Differential Association theory" of Deviance.

Step-by-step explanation:

Differential Association theory is a theory of deviance that was developed by Edwin Sutherland and it states that a person will learn to behave in a deviant manner, from the people surrounding him or her.