According to Edwin Sutherland, people will act in a deviant manner under which of the following conditions?
A) If they learn deviant behaviour, motives, techniques and rationales from important people around them.
B) If they are chronically deprived of the basic necessities of life.
C) If their society is in transition or flux, and there is no clear social consensus on norms and values.
D) If others come to view them as deviant.

Question

According to Edwin Sutherland, people will act in a deviant manner under which of the  following conditions?
A) If they learn deviant behaviour, motives, techniques and rationales from important people around them.
B) If they are chronically deprived of the basic necessities of life.
C) If their society is in transition or flux, and there is no clear social consensus on norms and values.
D) If others come to view them as deviant.

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Sutherland's Differential Association Theory suggests that deviant behavior is learned through interactions with others, where individuals learn the values, techniques, and motives for deviant behavior.

According to Edwin Sutherland, People Will Act in a Deviant