Multiple Choice
Robert K. Merton conceptualized anomie as a disjunction between:
A) structurally defined goals and culturally available opportunities.
B) culturally defined goals and structurally available opportunities.
C) both structurally defined goals and culturally available opportunities.
D) neither culturally defined goals nor structurally available opportunities.
E) none of the above
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