Mel has given up trying to achieve his goal of being a nuclear physicist because Mel now feels that goal has no merit. According to Merton, Mel is a:
a. ritualist
b. retreatist
c. innovator
d. dropout
b
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Objections to the use of majority group and minority group include all of the following except
a. People in these groups share the experiences of victimization, discrimination, exploitation, and political and economic disadvantage. b. Because such status is not defined on the basis of numbers, minority is not a correct term c. The term minority is a negative label, and defines the groups so labeled from the standpoint of the dominant group d. Groups with little in common, such as African Americans and white women, are lumped together under one rather meaningless label.
__________ stress the oppression of women as economically based and beneficial to male status and power
Fill in the blank with correct word
If a researcher, choosing to study poverty within a major city, chooses to focus on the relationship between social class and level of poverty, he/she would be utilizing a _________ analytical approach.
a. Micro b. Macro c. Dangerous giant d. Social construction
Peter works in a college office. He spends most of his day sending back forms to students when they have filled a form out incorrectly, even when it contains all the information needed to complete the task. Peter has a ______ personality.
A. charismatic B. traditional C. bureaucratic D. tedious