What is the difference between anomie and strain?
What will be an ideal response?
Anomie—a sense of normlessness that societies experience as a result of a
breakdown in the social cohesion of society. Individuals experience anomie when they
lack guidance and structure for appropriate social behaviors. Strain—the pressure an
individual feels to reach socially determined goals.
You might also like to view...
Which of the following is not an exception to the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine?
A. There is an independent source for the evidence. B. The evidence would have been inevitably discovered. C. The evidence is of marginal incriminating character. D. The evidence has no causal connection between the primary evidence and the derivative evidence.
Programs that allow offenders to spend a portion of each week incarcerated are called:
A. shock incarceration programs. B. split sentence programs. C. intermittent sentence programs. D. home confinement programs.
What is the main difference between prison wardens today and prison wardens before the beginning of the 20th century?
A. In the past, wardens were civil service employees. B. Today, wardens are appointed via a system of political patronage. C. In the past, wardens did not have absolute control over the prisons. D. Today, wardens earn their positions thorough seniority and merit.
The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft is the definition of:
a. assault. b. burglary. c. robbery. d. theft. e. larceny.