Social Control Theory Is Based on the Assumptions That

Multiple Choice

Social control theory is based on the assumptions that

A) most people feel some impulse toward deviance but that their attachment to a common value system keeps them from acting on those impulses.
B) those with the most power in society define deviance and that they use supposed deviance to exclude others from power.
C) deviance is a result of labeling and thus naturally leads to the need for mass incarceration.
D) deviants agree with the goals of society but are blocked from achieving them through legitimate means.