Author Question: Cloward and Ohlin extended Merton's theory of deviance, stating that crime ________ a. reflects ... (Read 94 times)

colton · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Cloward and Ohlin extended Merton's theory of deviance, stating that crime ________

a. reflects both limited legitimate opportunity as well as accessible illegitimate opportunity.
b. is more common among the rich who have more opportunity.
c. is defined in such a way as to overly criminalize the poor.
d. is typically a result of drug dependence or other substance addiction.

Question 2

Participating in the subculture that Elijah Anderson describes as the code of the streets raises the risk that young people will end up ________

a. conforming to conventional morality.
b. doing better than their parents.
c. having a career in law enforcement.
d. in jail or worse.