According to Sutherland's differential association theory,a person may become deviant or delinquent when there is a(n)
A)economic strain produced by a lack of economic opportunity.
B)political movement that calls for attacks on social inequality.
C)excess of deviant contacts favorable to violation of the law.
D)absence of deviant contacts calling for obeying the law.

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According to Sutherland's differential association theory, when an individual is exposed to an excess of deviant contacts, they are more likely to violate the law and become deviant or delinquent. This is because they learn from those contacts that violating the law is acceptable or even desirable.

According to Sutherland's Differential Association Theory,a Person May Become Deviant