In explaining criminality, Robert K. Merton's anomie theory emphasizes __________

a. insufficient access to the approved means of attaining socially approved goals
b. contact with others in criminal groups from whom one learns attitudes and values supportive of criminality
c. social class inequalities that reflect exploitation of the poor by the well-to-do
d. criminal and delinquent subcultures that form to express adolescent rebellion


a

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