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Asked by Lauryn Leopard on Jun 14, 2024

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According to Merton, most people exposed to strain between cultural goals and social reality will engage in rebellion.

Cultural Goals

Societal norms and values that dictate the aspirations and desirable achievements for its members, influencing behavior and social structure.

Social Reality

The experiences, beliefs, and values that humans share and use to define social phenomena and construct their understanding of the world.

Rebellion

An act of violent or nonviolent resistance against an established government or ruler.

  • Understand the concepts underlying deviance, such as control theory and Merton's strain theory.
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Edwin LeBronJun 20, 2024
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According to Merton's strain theory, most people adapt to the strain between cultural goals and social reality through conformity rather than rebellion. Rebellion is just one of five modes of adaptation he identified, with the others being conformity, innovation, ritualism, and retreatism.

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