Does the word atom come a greek word that means able to dupilcate? Actually it comes from a word which means NOT to be able separate. It comes from Î±- (which is used to show that the word is negative) and ÏÎ¿Î¼Î® [tomi] which means to cut/s â¦ eperate.
April 15th, 2015. 'Differential Association theory is a criminology theory that looks at the acts of the criminal as learned behaviors. Edwin H. Sutherland is credited with the development of the Differential Association theory in 1939. Sutherland, a sociologist and professor most of his life, developed Differential Association theory to explain how it was that criminals came to commit acts of deviant behavior.
The study found that values favorable to law violations were significantly related to gang membership, thus confirming predictions derived from both differential association theory and social control theory. Also consistent with differential association theory, the study found that peer delinquency was a significant correlate of gang membership.