Which theory of cyberdeviance would focus on the way that cyberdeviants can reject both the conventional goals and the conventional means of attaining those goals, replacing them with new, cyber-centric, means and goals?
A) social control
B) rational choice
C) differential association
D) anomie

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Anomie theory, particularly as developed by Robert Merton, focuses on the disjunction between societal goals and the means available to achieve them. When applied to cyberdeviance, this theory would suggest that individuals may reject conventional goals and means, creating new, cyber-centric ones, due to a strain or breakdown in societal norms (anomie).

Which Theory of Cyberdeviance Would Focus on the Way That