A person who accepts conventional societal goals but rejects the conventional ways to achieve those goals is an example of a(n) __________ according to Merton’s strain theory
a. innovator
b. ritualist
c. retreatist
d. rebel
Answer: A
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b. Minorities are now succeeding at a higher rate than white non-Hispanics. c. Minority students are falling further and further behind in educational attainment. d. Racial and ethnic minority students are now graduating at the same rate as white non-Hispanics.
Learning the expectations of the generalized other is the same as:
a. following our looking-glass self. b. learning language. c. learning the norms and values of our culture. d. imitation of a significant other.
Based upon their theoretical orientation, ethnomethodologists are usually criticized for neglecting which dimensions within society?
a. Collective/non-rational b. Individual/rational c. Collective/rational d. Individual/non-rational
Which is not true of Cubans in the political sphere?
A. Like other Latinos, they lack effective political organization. B. Like other Latinos, they are democratic. C. Unlike other Latinos, they no longer pose threats to non-Latino whites and blacks. D. All of the above are untrue.