Multiple Choice
A sociologist expressing which of the following theories would have been most likely to have written this quote: "Poor, dense, mixed-use neighborhoods have high transience rates. . . . Transience weakens . . . both formal and informal social control, which increases the likelihood of deviant behavior."
A) anomie/strain theory
B) social disorganization theory
C) differential association theory
D) routine activities theory
E) social control theory
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