Fred is a intelligent student Last year he was on the honor roll This year he began hanging out with friends who spend more time playing video games than studying they routinely earn C, s and D, s Over time Fred slowly stops doing his homework and turning in work for extra credit. He drops out of his honors classes and his grades drop out from mostly A, s to C, s Which theory of deviance best explains what has happened here?
Asocial control theory
Bdifferential association theory
CEach of these theories explains the situation equally well
Dstructural strain theory
Correct answer
B. differential association theory
Explanation
The correct answer is differential association theory.