Studies by Messner and Rosenfeld Suggest That the Strain Toward

question 25

Multiple Choice

Studies by Messner and Rosenfeld suggest that the strain toward deviance, particularly crime, is

• A) stronger when the economy is a relatively weak institution in the society.
• B) stronger when the economy is the dominant institution in the society.
• C) not related to the position of the economy in the society.
• D) weaker when penal institutions dominate the society.

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