Robert Merton asserts that deviance is in accordance to a society's cultural goals and the means available to achieve them.
(1) If one accepts conventional means and accepts cultural goals, one engages in conformity.
(2) If one accepts conventional means but rejects cultural goals, one engages in ritualism.
(3) If one rejects conventional means and accepts cultural goals, one engages in innovation.
(4) If one rejects conventional means and rejects cultural goals, one
engages in retreatism.
(5) If one acts through new means and seeks new goals, one engages in rebellion.
What are the theories of deviance and crime?
While there are many different sociological theories about crime, there are four primary perspectives about deviance: Structural Functionalism, Social Strain Typology, Conflict Theory, and Labeling Theory.
Which of the following theories explains why certain people are viewed as deviant and others engaging in the same behavior as not deviant?
conformity. theory. Which theory is also called the societal-reaction approach and attempts to explain why certain people are viewed as deviants, whereas others whose behavior is similar are not seen in such harsh terms? Which situations are examples of differential association?
Which of the following theories frames deviance in terms of one's relationship to a goal and the means to achieve that goal?
Merton's strain theory explains deviance in terms of a society's cultural goals and the means available to achieve them.
What are the 4 types of deviance?
Key Points.
Social strain typology, developed by Robert K. ... .
According to Merton, there are five types of deviance based upon these criteria: conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism and rebellion..