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How does structural strain theory explain the existence of deviance? Deviance is the result of the tension between socially approved goals and an individual's ability to meet those goals through socially approved means.
Robert K. Merton, an important figure in early American sociology, created what is considered to be one of the most important theories of deviance within the discipline. Merton's structural strain theory states that people experience tension when a society does not provide adequate and approved means for achieving culturally valued goals.