Match the terms in Column 1 with the appropriate definitions and/or descriptions in Column 2

Column 1 Column 2
1. Violent subculture a. An individual's response to strain where they no longer strive to achieve legitimate goals and abandon legitimate means
2. Achievement b. The aspects of American culture that are relevant for crime that concern what society is socialized to want
3. Conformity c. One of the distinctive value orientations that indicates society is expected to strive for success
4. Anomie d. One distinctive value Americans are expected to set and attain. It is only measured in success and not in failure.
5. American Dream e. Criminal subculture where strain exists but there are no means, legitimate or illegitimate to deal with the strain
6. Means f. Label for American culture that maintains what Americans should strive to achieve
7. Behavioral coping g. The aspects of American culture that are relevant for crime that concern the rules society is expected to follow while striving to achieve goals
8. Retreatism h. A method of coping with strain by continuing to strive for the American Dream and obey society rules
9. Goals i. Coping with strain through actual behaviors

10. Money fetish j. Normlessness


1. *e
2. *d
3. *h
4. *j
5. *f
6. *g
7. *i
8. *a
9. *b
10. *c

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