单选题 Many theories on the causes of juvenile delinquency(青少年犯罪)focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories centering on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior because they were not sufficiently(足够地)penalized(对…处以刑事惩罚)for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through interaction with others. Theories focusing On the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in response to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic(社会经济的)status,or as a rejection(抵制) of mid-die-class values.
【正确答案】很多关于青少年犯罪成因的理论把该问题主要归结为两类,一类归咎于社会,一类归咎于个人。归咎于个人的观点认为青少年之所以犯罪是因为社会没有严厉惩罚他们之前所犯的过失,或者通过与别人的交往他们学会犯罪。归咎于社会的观点认为青少年犯罪是由于不能提高自己的社会经济地位或为了表示对中产阶级价值观的叛逆。
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