According to Merton's Strain Theory,what Causes Deviance

question 73

Multiple Choice

According to Merton's strain theory,what causes deviance?

• A)a gap between institutionalized goals and illegitimate means of achieving those goals
• B)structure of society
• C)availability of illegitimate opportunities
• D)breakdown of social bonds due to rapid social change
• E)the need to reduce societal tensions by "letting off steam."

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Definitions:

Takeover Announcement

A public declaration that a company intends to acquire another company, often triggering changes in the stock prices of both companies involved.

Strong-form Efficient

A theory suggesting that all information, public and private, is fully reflected in stock prices, and that it is impossible to consistently achieve higher returns.

Semistrong-form Efficient

Refers to a market efficiency form where prices include all publicly available information, including both historical and newly released financial data.

Weak-form Efficient

A level of market efficiency that assumes all past trading information is already reflected in stock prices, thus negating the ability to gain higher returns through analysis of historical prices.