Personally, I found myself siding with the positivist's theories the most when it comes to explaining deviant behavior. The theory I believe explains deviance the best is the social learning theory which involves learning deviance through social interactions. Sutherland's differential association idea specifically stuck with me because I agree with it the most and found it to be true when comparing it to the people in my life. In this theory, Sutherland explains that if you surround yourself with deviant people, you will become deviant and if you surround yourself with anti-deviant people, you will be anti-deviant. This theory may not be true in all cases; however, the people a person surrounds themselves with highly influences their actions
