Merton's Typology of Deviance Outlines the Strain That People Experience

question 57

Multiple Choice

Merton's typology of deviance outlines the strain that people experience as they attempt to access cultural goals through legitimate,institutionalized means.Of the following,which category illustrates gangsters and con-artists?

• A) conformity
• B) innovation
• C) ritualism
• D) retreatism

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