Cohen argued that status frustration may lead to the collective solution of forming a ______ in which middle-class norms and values are replaced with their opposite.
A) rebellion
B) state of normlessness
C) delinquent subculture
D) structural impediment

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Cohen's theory suggests that lower-class boys experience status frustration due to their inability to achieve middle-class success, leading them to form a delinquent subculture where they invert and reject those mainstream values.

Cohen Argued That Status Frustration May Lead to the Collective