One theory that attempts to explain adolescent risky behavior is social control theory which suggests that
O Adolescents engage in risky behavior when they have no control over choices such as curfews, what clothes to wear, and who their friends are
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Adolescents engage in risky behavior because society controls their behavior, such as when they can drink, when they are able to drive, and when they
can get married
Adolescents engage in deviant, risky behavior because they lack connection to major societal institutions such as religious, educational, and family
institutions
O Adolescents engage in deviant, risky behavior because they are given too much control of their lives at an age when they are not mature enough to
handle the freedom
