SOC 2700 Chapter Notes - Chapter chapter 5: Differential Association, Symbolic Interactionism, Classical Conditioning

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

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It is one of the most frequently tested. Sutherland"s differential association theory: the late edwin h. sutherland is widely recognized as the most important crimi nologist of the. 20th century: sutherland known for professional theft (sutherland, 1937) and white-collar crime (1940, He is best known for formulating a general sociological theory of crime and delinquency, the differential association theory: 1. Criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other persons in a pro cess of communication: 3. The principal part of the learning of criminal behavior occurs within in timate personal groups: 4. When criminal behavior is learned, the learning includes (a) techniques of committing the crime, which are sometimes very complicated, some times very simple, and (b) the speci c direction of motives, drives, ratio nalizations, and attitudes: 5. The speci c direction of motives and drives is learned from de nitions of the legal codes as favorable or unfavorable: 6.