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SOC 209 CUI Tobacco Smoking Among the Youths Discussion

 

Locate a newspaper article published in the LA Times, NY Times, or The Washington Post that speaks to a timely public issue. Drawing on Differential Association and Social Learning Theories, offer an analysis of what is being reported. Focus on how the deviant and/or criminal act (doesn’t necessarily have to be criminal) is an example of Differential Association or Social Learning.

o Provide a summary of the article
o Is it deviant and criminal? Is it deviant, but not criminal? Is it criminal, but not deviant? o Provide a brief explanation why it is deviant and/or criminal
o How does this relate to Sutherland or Aker’s propositions?