Robert K. Merton's theory hinges on the gap or lack of congruence between which of the two institutional orders? The:
A) political and the educational order
B) the military and the diplomatic order
C) the religious and the artistic order
D) the economic and the cultural order
E) none of the above

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Merton's theory focuses on the gap or lack of congruence between the economic order (which emphasizes material success and achievement) and the cultural order (which values social status and prestige). This gap is referred to as the "strain towards anomie," where individuals feel pressure to succeed in the economic order but are unable to do so through legitimate means, leading to deviant behavior.

Robert K Merton's Theory Hinges on the Gap or Lack of of Congruence