The essence of several types of anomie-strain theory is that the experience of
a) personal, psychological strain leads to deviant behavior.
b) socially induced strain pressures individuals to commit deviant acts.
c) significant social and political conflict leads to deviant acts.
d) cultural change leads to social strain and outbreaks of deviant behavior.
b) socially induced strain pressures individuals to commit deviant acts.
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a. Second World b. Fourth World c. First World d. Third World
In the contemporary globalized multicultural world, social workers must know how to:
A. manage diversity B. maneuver bureaucracies and complex systems C. recognize and struggle against the multiple oppressions in our own and other organizations D. All of the above
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A. controlling B. matriarchal C. patriarchal D. spiritual
Considering symbolic interactionism, how is culture created?
A. Society creates laws for people to follow, which leads to culture. B. Those in power create culture based on what they want. C. Culture is created from the class structure and functions of society. D. Groups of individuals create culture through shared symbols.