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Kendra Herrin
about 1 hour ago
Like Merton and Sutherland,control theorists seek the cause of deviance directly by asking,"What causes deviance?"
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Chipo Tucker
about 1 hour ago
The concept of differential reinforcement is best at explaining why a person continues to commit a deviant act,not why he or she does so in the first place.
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Aisha Panna
about 1 hour ago
According to the deterrence doctrine,certainty and swiftness of punishment are two ways crime can be reduced.
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Haiqi Huang
about 1 hour ago
Attachment to conventional people and institutions and commitment to conformity are two ways individuals bond to conventional society.
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Amanda Kearney
about 1 hour ago
One criticism of differential association theory is that it is hard to define precisely what differential association is in real-life situations.
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Marbelly Gonzalez
about 2 hours ago
Glaser tried to extend Sutherland's theory by arguing that the individual must first identify with criminals before being influenced by them.
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jenny murphy
about 2 hours ago
One essential part of differential association theory is the assertion that the process of learning to become a criminal is the same as the process of learning to become a normal person.
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Khandis Henry
about 2 hours ago
By introducing their concept of differential illegitimate opportunity,Cloward and Ohlin totally reject Merton's version of anomie-strain theory.
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Cesar Alejandro Vasquez
about 3 hours ago
There is no reliable evidence to support anomie-strain theory's claim that people of the lower classes are more likely than those of other classes to engage in deviant behavior.
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Fitsum Ayele
about 3 hours ago
Cloward and Ohlin called members of the retreatist subculture "double failures" because they fail to gain success in other deviant subcultures and the larger society.
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Jemma Woschitz
about 4 hours ago
In general,positivist theories focus on the meanings of deviance,while constructionist theories point to the causes of deviance.
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marisol castorena
about 4 hours ago
Merton's theory assumes the premise that lower-income people have a higher propensity to commit deviant acts compared to higher-income people.
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Collins Kioko
about 4 hours ago
Merton's theory indicates that individual acts of deviance have a social origin.
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Alecia Miree
about 4 hours ago
One of Merton's great contributions to the study of deviance was to locate the cause of deviance in the individual,not society.
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maide ?ahin
about 4 hours ago
According to Merton,the access to the institutionalized means of achieving high success goals is not equally distributed in American society.
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daveon dabney
about 5 hours ago
Which of the following is NOT an example of Merton's legitimate means to achieving success?
A) Insider trading
B) Networking
C) An education
D) A good job
A) Insider trading
B) Networking
C) An education
D) A good job
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Mackenzie Johnson
about 5 hours ago
Merton's Anomie-Strain Theory observes that failure to move up and achieve success is the fault of ____________ in American culture.
A) the community
B) the educational system
C) the family unit
D) the individual
A) the community
B) the educational system
C) the family unit
D) the individual
