Which of the following is true with respect to Agnew’s general strain theory?

a. It suggests that societies with low levels of communitarianism and interdependency will stigmatize eroding their bond to wider society and that this will reduce their opportunities for legitimate success in society.
b. It claims that the class structure of society plays an important role in explaining the variations in offending between males and females.
c. It focuses on how negative relationships pressure people into crime.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.


c. It focuses on how negative relationships pressure people into crime.

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