Which of the following roughly corresponds to Merton's conformity mode of adaptation?
a. the "college-boy" response
b. the "corner-boy" response
c. the "delinquent-boy" response
d. none of the above
A
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A. poor people who cannot afford to pay for help. B. wealthy people who can afford to have a stay-at-home parent to do child and elder care. C. women. D. men.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. Under globalization, there have been no notable changes in the economic, political, or social conditions among low-income countries but diplomatic relations between low- and high-income countries have improved. b. Under globalization, political and economic stability prevails and emigration and immigration rates have slightly increased. c. Under globalization, economic growth has fallen and global inequality has increased. d. Under globalization, low-income countries have experienced an upturn in economic growth and improved diplomatic relations between low- and high-income countries.
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A. identify the precise ways that sports build character. B. not provide systematic evidence showing that school sports promote education. C. rate the effectiveness of coaches as teachers. D. not use win-loss records to evaluate coaches.