The frequency and closeness of associations a person has with deviant and nondeviant individuals is called

Question

a.
a stigma.
c.
both a and b
b.
differential association.
d.
neither a nor b

Answer 1

The correct answer is b. differential association.

Differential association theory, proposed by Edwin Sutherland, suggests that deviant behavior is learned through associations with others. The frequency and closeness of these associations with deviant or nondeviant individuals influence a person's own behavior.