Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to anomie/strain theory, individuals who accept traditional goals, but reject the accepted means of achieving them, are known as retreatists.
2. According to Émile Durkheim, the development of modern urban-industrial societies has resulted in changing norms, confusion, and lessened social control over the individual.
3. Albert Cohen suggested that lower-class delinquency is shaped by the availability of both illegitimate and legitimate opportunities.
4. One weakness of Merton's theory of anomie/strain is that it does not provide a good explanation for economic crimes.
5. The "Chicago School" was well-known for its armchair theorizing; few of its researchers ever ventured into the field.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. False

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