According to strain theory, the underlying cause of deviance is that people experience a sense of normlessness. This sense of normlessness is referred to as ________
A) anomie
B) latent dysfunction
C) mass hysteria
D) retreatism
A
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A. social institutions. B. social deviants. C. social control agents. D. cultural commodities. E. demedicalizing.
Blue-collar workers are sometimes described as a "new middle class."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
1 / 1 pts Elliott's integrated theory is a ________ level theory, which means all of the component theories that make up the synthesized model refer to the individual as the unit of analysis.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A 1972 study of children's books found that __________.
A. most characters were female B. most characters were animals C. females were virtually invisible D. adult women were portrayed by their professions