Question

Juanita, a psychologist, asserts that people commit gang violence because they live in dangerous neighborhoods, lack community support, and are reared in overly stressed families. Juanita's views are most consistent with which theory of abnormality?

Answer 1

Sociology-cultural theory of abnormality

Explanation:

The social and cultural theory focused on these two perspectives of society. Abnormal behavior comes under some context norms of society. According to this theory, the behavior is social, not medical and psychologically abnormal. The social and cultural both the context influence the psychological stress-or that faced by a person. Due to stress-or, they develop some kind of disorder. People get treated according to their developed disorder.

Thus in the above statement, Juanita's view perspective is mostly consistent with the theory of abnormality.