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Drug Use and Differential Association
Griffin, Brenda S.; Griffin, Charles T. – Drug Forum: The Journal of Human Issues, 1978
Research using the differential association theory has traditionally focused on a broad general conception of delinquent or criminal behavior. This research, however, examines Sutherland's theory as it applies to drug use as a specific delinquency type. Two distinct differential association processes are proposed to explain the genesis of drug…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Drug Abuse
Differential Association and Marijuana Use.
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Griffin, Brenda S.; Griffin, Charles T. – 1973
Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory was posited to explain all types of criminal or delinquent behavior. While research efforts have generally been confined to a focus on general criminal or delinquent behavior of the individual, it appears that the theory may also be applied to specific criminal or delinquent acts such as marijuana…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Association (Psychology), Behavior, Behavior Patterns