Sociology / Unit 5 Soc 0669 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Differential Association
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The idea
Sutherland's differential association holds that deviance is learned in interaction with others, including its techniques, motives, and justifications.
In practice
A person learns both how an offense is committed and the account that makes it defensible.
Where people slip
Deviance is learned by the ordinary process that teaches everything else.
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