When Damion was 16,his family moved from Germany to the United States.In Germany,the legal drinking age was 16,but in the United States it is 21.Damion was confused by these differing rules and experienced
A) sanctioning.
B) anomie.
C) social control.
D) deviance.
E) strain.

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Damion experienced anomie, which is a state of normlessness or confusion that arises when there is a lack of consistency between cultural norms or between cultural norms and individual behavior. The differing legal drinking ages in Germany and the United States caused him to feel confused and unsure about what was expected of him in terms of alcohol consumption.

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