What is the basic premise of Merton’s strain theory?
A. Some people get caught for committing deviant acts while others do not.
B. The likelihood that one will commit a deviant act increases when negative sanctions for deviance are harsh.
C. The likelihood that one will commit a deviant act increases when there is a strain or contradiction between culturally defined goals and access to legitimate ways to attain them.
D. People who commit deviant acts have not internalized culturally defined goals.
C. The likelihood that one will commit a deviant act increases when there is a strain or contradiction between culturally defined goals and access to legitimate ways to attain them.
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When all the evidence is considered, about what share of the U.S. population is really at least somewhat religious?
a. 10 percent b. one-third c. two-thirds d. 90 percent
In 1998, Californians passed Proposition 227, which
a. prohibited teachers from using physical punishment to discipline students. b. allowed teachers to talk about birth control in public schools. c. banned bilingual programs in favor of the English-immersion approach. d. mandated that school teachers must teach in English until at least the ninth grade.
Which statement about organizations as sociologists view them is correct?
A. All utilitarian organizations are for-profit. B. Formal organizations start out as bureaucracies but subsequently evolve. C. Total institutions are special types of coercive organizations. D. Normative organizations are always involved charitable giving.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The U.S. is the only developed country that does not offer maternity leave. 2. Work-family conflict is experienced differently depending on one’s place in the class system. 3. Ninety-six percent of childcare workers in 2011 were women. 4. In 2003, one third of childcare workers were women of color. 5. Fifty percent of U.S. workers work evenings and nights, work a rotating schedule, or work varying hours.