Edwin H. Sutherland argued that white collar crime challenged the notion, prevalent during the 1930s, that crime was caused primarily by:
A) differential association
B) poverty and individual pathology
C) class conflict
D) inadequate social control

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Sutherland argued that white collar crime was not caused by poverty or individual pathology, but rather by the same factors that cause other types of crime: differential association, inadequate social control, and other social and economic factors. He challenged the popular belief that only the poor and uneducated committed crime, and argued that white collar criminals were often well-educated and from middle- or upper-class backgrounds. Therefore, choice B, which refers to the belief that crime is caused primarily by poverty and individual pathology, is the appropriate answer.

Edwin H Sutherland Argued That White Collar Crime Challenged the Notion