Sociologist Edwin Sutherland’s __________ theory states that people have a greater tendency to deviate from societal norms when they frequently affiliate with individuals who are more favorable toward deviance than conformity.

According to my research on criminology as well as the studies conducted by Sociologist Edwin Sutherland, I can say that the theory pointed to in the question is called "Differential Association Theory". To state this theory in a more simple way, it explains that people learn criminal behaviors (values, attitudes, techniques, etc) from interacting with deviant individuals.

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DanielCastro DanielCastro · Answer 2 · 2020-02-13T03:36:42+01:00

Answer:

Edwin Sutherland's "differential associaton theory" states that people have a greater tendency to deviate from societal norms when they frequently affiliate with individuals who are more favorable toward deviance than conformity.

Explanation:

All right there is a big thing here. Edwin Sutherland tried to explain from a positivist perspective which is one of the most strict and objective ways we can find to express something. How people deviate, ok then. He didn't focus on the motives because positivists wouldn't really find an explanation objectively enough to recall motives. However, he mentioned something very important. "Interaction" So, Sutherland doesn't base his theory in the drive or the subjective decision-making system. But into interaction and he said that to be like someone else a subject needs o interact with that person. So, for him, interaction is enough to explain behavior.