James, a 17-year-old boy who lives in a high-crime neighborhood, decides to drop out of school and work for the town's drug lord. James believes that this is the easiest way to make money. In the context of anomie, which of the following factors most likely led to James's choice of employment?
A. James's physiological attributes
B. The seduction of crime
C. An unequal social structure
D. James's genetic conditioning
Answer: C
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