According to Albert Cohen's theory of status frustration, which of the following statements is true?
A) Even when frustrated, lower-class delinquents continue to believe in middle-class values and try to get good grades in school.
B) Unlike other strain theories, Cohen believed that kids of all classes suffered from status frustration, which is why kids of all social classes are equally delinquent.
C) Status frustration is the main reason why delinquent subcultures arise in lower-class neighborhoods rather than in middle-class neighborhoods.
D) Cohen argues that the need for status has deep biological roots in men, which is why their involvement is so much higher in crime than that of women; by nature, men are more likely to experience status frustration.
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