During the 1950s, research by Albert Cohen indicated that delinquency was a phenomenon of working-class students who were poorly equipped to function academically.Cohen referred to this phenomenon as a failure to live up to _____.

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The term "measuring rods" used by Cohen refers to the standards, values, and expectations of the middle class. Cohen argued that working-class youths experienced a cultural clash between their own values and those of the middle class, which resulted in their failure to live up to middle-class measuring rods, and subsequently, their involvement in delinquent behaviors. The other options (A, B, and D) are not relevant to Cohen's theory of delinquency.

During the 1950s, Research by Albert Cohen Indicated That Delinquency