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The idea that deviance results from a society promoting certain goals, but providing unequal means of requiring them is from

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The idea that deviance results from a society promoting certain goals, but providing unequal means of requiring them is from the strain theory. The strain theory is used to explain crime.
The theory states that social structures within society may pressure citizens to commit crime.
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