Anomie Theory Has Been Criticized Because

question 34

Multiple Choice

Anomie theory has been criticized because:

• A) deviance is not a relative concept and anomie theory assumes that it is
• B) anomie theory assumes that deviance is concentrated in the lower classes
• C) most deviant acts come out of personal frustration, not interaction with others as anomie theorists claim
• D) research finds that success goals are the only reason why people become alcoholics and drug addicts

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A threshold in hypothesis testing that defines the boundary for rejecting the null hypothesis; values beyond it are considered statistically significant.

Null Hypothesis

A rephrased definition: A statistical hypothesis that predicts no effect or no relationship between variables, serving as the default position until evidence suggests otherwise.

Analysis Of Variance

A collection of statistical models and their associated procedures which are used to analyze the differences among group means in a sample.

Unrelated Groups

Groups in a study that are independent from each other, where the participants in one group are not matched or linked to those in other groups.