According to Robert Merton’s theory of anomie/strain, what causes strain?

What will be an ideal response?


A discrepancy between societal goals and the means available to achieve them.

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Expanding the network of battered women’s shelters and rape crisis centers is not a secondary prevention approach

a. True b. False

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Which of the following is a right-wing political party in Europe?

a. National Front Party b. White Supremacist c. KKK d. Hammerskin Nation

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Anderson documented a code of the _____ among young urban African-Americans that arises from despair and alienation and that helps explain their interpersonal violence

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Describe how a fuel cell detector measures blood alcohol.

What will be an ideal response?

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