While Durkheim argued that anomie was the result of poor regulation by social institutions, Merton argued that anomie was the result of what?
a. Poor conjunction, or fit, between psychological states and sociological processes
b. Poor integration of cultural goals and structural means for obtaining goals
c. Bad people trying to fit in a good society
d. Good people trying to get by in a bad society
Answer: B
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