Robert K. Merton believed that the origins of deviant behavior lie in:

a. attempts by the upper classes to regulate the behavior of the poor
b. people's genetic structures
c. social structures that exert pressure toward nonconformity
d. the state of mind of people who commit deviant acts


C

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