Briefly describe some of the ideas, people or experiences that influenced Merton as a sociologist
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: [key points to be made]
*Growing up with struggling immigrant parents
*The Great Depression – New Deal Reforms that restructured society
*Talcott Parsons – deregulation and imbalance in society caused by strain, structural functionalism
*Karl Marx – problems with capitalism, social structure
*Pitirim Sorokin – introduction to Durkheim and anomic suicide
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a. True b. False
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. hard hat. B. lucky guess. C. hot spot. D. cold hit.
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a. “Opt-in” systems b. “Opt-out” systems c. E-mail d. Social network sites, such as Facebook