Arnold gets an "A" on his organic chemistry final examination because he copies most of his answers from Stanley, the "class brain," who is sitting next to him. According to Merton's anomie theory of deviance, Arnold would be classified as a(n) ________.
A. rebel
B. retreatist
C. ritualist
D. innovator
Answer: D
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Describe the major weaknesses of welfare programs that have existed in the United States. What individual, cultural, and/or structural solutions have been posed for reducing or eliminating poverty? What have been the effects of recent attempts at welfare reform?
What will be an ideal response?
Unfair treatment of people on the basis of their group membership is termed:
a. cultural relativism b. discrimination c. prejudice d. projection
At a meeting of the American Association of Knitting Enthusiasts, five people are elected to a committee to create a mission statement. Devin spends the entire committee meeting looking at her cell phone and texting and contributes nothing to the work. She is sure the other four will get the work done fine without her. Devin's behavior is most likely the result of
a. social facilitation.
b. social loafing.
c. in-group bias.
d. deindividuation
In Immanuel Wallerstein's view, the global economic system is divided between nations that control wealth and nations from which resources are taken. This view is referred to as
A. colonialism. B. world systems analysis. C. neo-colonialism. D. the world exploitation model.