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Deviance
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Norm-violating behavior beyond the society's limits of tolerance
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Merton's Strain Theory on Deviant Behavior
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Because deviance is found naturally within society, Merton believed that it was society itself which causes it. Further, Merton believed that when societal norms, or socially accepted goals (such as the American Dream), place pressure on the individual to conform they force the individual to either work within the structure society has produced, or instead, become members of a deviant subculture.
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