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Match the following criminological theory or field of study with the correct definition listed below.
-A theory that there is a contradiction between the cultural goal of achieving wealth and the social structure's inability to provide legitimate institutional means for achieving the goal.Alternately,a theory that crime is caused by the inability of juveniles to achieve status among peers by socially acceptable means.


Definitions:

Elitist Approach

A perspective or strategy that prioritizes the interests and roles of a society's elite or most privileged members.

Mothers' Pensions

Early 20th-century public assistance programs designed to support single mothers and widows as a precursor to modern welfare.

Single Mothers

Refers to women who are raising children without the presence or support of a partner, facing unique social, financial, and emotional challenges.

Seventeenth Amendment

Progressive reform passed in 1913 that required U.S. senators to be elected directly by voters; previously, senators were chosen by state legislatures.

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