Research suggests that youths are more likely to engage in antisocial or deviant behavior when the attitudes that support it are reinforced by significant others, such as parents or best friends. This finding lends validity to which theory?

The correct answer to the following question will be "Differential association theory ".

Explanation:

Sutherland assesses throughout this theory whether an illegal activity is not to be dismissed out of hand by labeling the suspect 'easy'. Like most social education concepts, this theory assumes that such a person's actions are affected and conditioned by certain participants with whom they are associated.

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