According to Robert Merton's goal-means gap theory,the psychoanalytic approach to deviant behavior is wrong because that theory incorrectly assumes that

A) society discourages the individual from engaging in deviant behavior.
B) society encourages the individual to engage in deviant behavior.
C) society has no impact on human biological impulses.
D) individuals freely choose to partake in deviant behavior.

Psychoanalytic Approach

A psychological theory or therapeutic method that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts.

Deviant Behavior

Deviant behavior involves actions that deviate from the accepted norms, values, or standards of a society or community.

Goal-Means Gap

The disparity between culturally approved goals and the availability of legitimate means to achieve these goals, often cited in strain theory as a cause of deviance.