Question

When Edgar was twelve, his family moved to a new neighborhood, where he made new friends on his block. Edgar's new friends liked to meet up after school and go to an abandoned building in the neighborhood, where they broke bottles, made holes in the walls, and drew graffiti. Over time, Edgar became recognized among his friends as a talented graffiti artist and expanded his efforts to new areas, despite getting caught by the police twice. Sociologists might attribute Edgar's deviance to:____________.

Answer 1

Differential association.

Explanation:

Differential association theory was proposed by Sutherland. This theory tells about learning about values, attitudes, and motivation. This is a learning theory of deviance. It was proposed by Edwin and Sutherland. This theory explained about criminal behavior and its consistency.

According to this theory, there is some proposition are there:

• All criminal behavior is learned
• All criminal behavior is learned through interaction with others.
• All the behavior related to criminal behavior is associated with group intimacy and personal interactions.
• All the differential theory are not equal. All theories vary with frequency, intensity, priority, and duration.