According to strain theory, the underlying cause of deviance is that people experience a sense of normlessness. This sense of normlessness is referred to as ________. A) anomie B) latent dysfunction C) mass hysteria D) retreatism
Normlessness means lack of or eroded norms and norms refer to behavior that is socially accepted and specific set of rules that normally people accepted to live is social society. And is social science people sometimes face normlessness which is mainly called anomie . Anomie is also known as lack of ethical and moral standard that is generally expected by group and society in which you live.
