Using Robert Merton’s strain theory, how would you classify a low-paid, yet compulsively conforming bank teller who never seems to want to get ahead but never seems to do anything wrong?

a. innovator
b. ritualist
c. retreatist
d. rebel


b. ritualist

Sociology

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a. there is a surplus of teachers. b. there are enough teachers. c. there is a shortage of teachers. d. private schools lack enough teachers.

Sociology

The discipline of sociology first emerged as an attempt to understand a revolutionary social change

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Students prefer being told face to face (not text messaged) that a relationship is over

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Seligman talks about savoring _________.

a. past, present, and future. b. senses, emotions, and physical well-being. c. money, food, and shelter. d. environment, genetics, and relationships.

Sociology