_____________ suggests that deviant behavior is the result of strain an individual may experience when the community or society in which they live does not provide the necessary means to achieve culturally valued goals.

a. Labeling theory
b. Conflict theory
c. Structural strain theory
d. Structural functionalist theory


Answer: c. Structural strain theory

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