Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is most likely to arise among
A) high-income males.
B) middle-class men and women.
C) low-income youths.
D) high-income women.

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Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller suggest that deviance is most likely to arise among low-income youths. Cohen's theory of delinquent subcultures highlights the importance of status frustration and the subculture of lower-class youth as the sources of deviant behavior. Miller's focal concerns theory argues that lower-class subculture emphasizes specific values, such as trouble, toughness, smartness, excitement, fate, and autonomy, that influence deviant behavior. Therefore, low-income youths are the most likely group to engage in deviant acts.

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller Argue That Deviance Is