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Social Learning, Interactionist, and Subcultural Theories

Four people with individual plates of food eat together at a restaurant.
Figure 6.1. Do you remember the first time you cooked a meal for yourself or your friends? Chances are good that your ability to do so stemmed from a combination of family and cultural influences, Google searches for recipes, and TikTok videos. In other words, you learned how to cook from a variety of influences and social interactions. The ways in which we learn criminal behavior do not differ that much from any other learned behavior.

Contents of This Chapter:

  1. Chapter Introduction
    1. Learning Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Chapter Introduction
      1. Open Content, Shared Previously
  2. Crime as Learned Behavior
    1. Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory
    2. Burgess and Akers’ Social Learning Theory
    3. Check Your Knowledge
    4. Licenses and Attributions for Crime as Learned Behavior
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
  3. Can Societal Reaction to Crime Cause More Crime?
    1. Learn More: Conforming to Criminality
    2. Labeling Theory
    3. Activity: Rosenhan on Being Sane in Insane Places
    4. Check Your Knowledge
    5. Licenses and Attributions for Can Societal Reaction to Crime Cause More Crime?
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved
  4. Subcultural Theories of Crime
    1. Deviating From the Dominant Culture
    2. The Subculture of Violence and Cultural Deviance Theory
    3. The Code of the Streets
    4. Activity: Exploring Anderson’s Code of the Street
    5. Gangs as Delinquent Subcultures
    6. Check Your Knowledge
    7. Licenses and Attributions for Subcultural Theories of Crime
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
  5. Modern Application: How Is It Relevant Now?
    1. Check Your Knowledge
    2. Licenses and Attributions for Modern Application: How is it Relevant Now?
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  6. Conclusion
    1. Chapter Summary
    2. Discussion Questions and Supplemental Resources
      1. Discussion Questions
      2. Supplemental Resources
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Conclusion
      1. Open Content, Original
  7. References

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