Someone makes a resolution to go to college with the plan to enroll in Internet courses and pay other people to complete his or her coursework. This plan is an example of what kind of response to structural strain theory?

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Jimena Maynard

23 November, 00:18

Someone makes a resolution to go to college with the plan to enroll in Internet courses and pay other people to complete his or her coursework. This plan is an example of what kind of response to structural strain theory?

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Layne Gross · Answer 1

d) innovation

Explanation:

Strain theory: The term "strain theory" was proposed by one of the famous sociologist named Robert K. Merton, and is defined as the tendency of the social structures to put pressure on the citizens to make or commit crimes.

The strain theory is considered to be as "structural", which signifies that the processes involved in the societal level to filter down how a person thinks and perceives his or her needs and requirements.

In the question above, the statement represents the term "innovation".