Multiple Choice
A sociologist expressing which of the following theories would have been most likely to have written this quote: "It is only when a system of cultural values extols [praises, encourages] . . . certain common success goals for the population at large while the social structure rigorously restricts or completely closes access to approved modes of reaching these goals for a considerable part of that same population, that deviant behavior ensues on a large scale."
A) differential association theory
B) social control theory
C) anomie/strain theory
D) routine activities theory
E) social disorganization theory
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Q1: Robert K. Merton's theory hinges on the
Q2: Anomie theory attempts to explain the motives
Q3: Social disorganization theory has been entirely discredited
Q4: Retreatism is exemplified by which of Merton's
Q6: "Crime takes place as a consequence of
Q7: Positivism's central mission is:<br>A) developing empathy toward
Q8: Social disorganization is the "micro" version of
Q9: What is the central explanatory factor of
Q10: The most important factor in social disorganization
Q11: The sociologist known for fashioning the social