Multiple Choice
According to Robert Merton's strain theory,people commit deviant acts because they
A) lack access to legitimate means to achieve their goals.
B) possess a deviant identity.
C) have been taught that these acts are normal.
D) have determined that the benefits outweigh the costs.
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Q3: Compared to street crimes,people are more likely
Q4: Discuss the criminalization of deviance from the
Q5: Which of the following would be considered
Q6: The belief that the "rightness" or "wrongness"
Q7: According to conflict theorists,the acts most likely
Q9: Sociologists from the conflict perspective would say
Q10: Identify a recent example of a large
Q11: A relativist perspective on deviance maintains that
Q12: In order to conduct sound empirical research
Q13: Research shows that states with the death