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Differential association:
psych exp (SUTHERLAND
a set of scientific…
Differential association:
SUTHERLAND
- a set of scientific principals to explain offending
clear cause and effect links to social background of people who become criminals and those who don't
- social experience should clearly predict criminal behaviour
- theory ignores race, class and ethnicity
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Explanatory power
The theory can account for crime in all sectors of society. Sutherland recognised that some crimes are clustered in working-class areas (affluent society crimes)
- he showed how middle-class social groups who share deviant norms and values = crime
- theory can help understanding of different types of crimes
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Alternative explanations
Family attitudes crucial according to S in determining crime - this is supported by studies showing that criminal behaviour runs in families
- however, this evidence could also point to genetic influences
- this makes it hard to draw any conclusions from the data about crime running in families being nurture or nature
- likely both - diathesis-stress
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