Identify and describe two modes of adaptation from Merton's strain theory.

What will be an ideal response?


Conformity (acceptance of goals and means); ritualism (acceptance of means, not goals); innovation (acceptance of goals, not means); retreatism (rejection of goals and means); and rebellion (rejection of goals and means, replacing them with others).

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Forensic psychologists are medical doctors

a. True b. False

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______ release is the most commonly used method of release into the community?

A) discretionary B) other conditional C) mandatory D) expiration E) probation

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Which of the following is a form of decentralization where personnel from different units are merged together to focus on a specific problem?

a. employee-centered management b. systems theory c. departmental inertia d. matrix structure

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