__________ is the view that socially defined goals (such as wealth and power) are universally mandated, but access to legitimate means (such as education and job opportunities) is stratified by class and status.

a. Institutional anomie theory
b. Relative deprivation theory
c. Anomie theory
d. Adaption theory


Answer: c. Anomie theory

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