Sociologist Terry Williams finds that to become a successful drug dealer, youth must learn a number of skills: pleasing the boss, meeting goals, and getting along with associates. These specific findings support
A)labeling theory.
B)differential association.
C)structural strain.
D)the constructionist approach.

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Terry Williams' findings support differential association theory, which suggests that individuals learn values, attitudes, techniques, and motives for criminal behavior through their interactions with others. In this case, learning skills such as pleasing the boss, meeting goals, and getting along with associates are part of the social learning process in the context of drug dealing.

Sociologist Terry Williams Finds That to Become a Successful Drug