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Robert Merton Explained Crime and Deviance as "The Result of Strain

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Robert Merton explained crime and deviance as "the result of strain caused by lack of sufficient legitimate means to achieve socially approved goals." This is an example of what type of sociological theory?


A) Conflict theory
B) Labeling theory
C) Functionalist theory
D) Queer theory
E) None of the above

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