Multiple Choice
Merton's version of anomie-strain theory is based on the premise that
A) the breakdown of social norms,or anomie,inhibits deviance.
B) society encourages the individual to engage in deviance.
C) deviant behavior is the expression of the individual's primitive psychological desires.
D) society cannot restrain the individual from using power to prevent deviance.
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