Eric graduated from college and got accepted into law school and enrolled eagerly into the program. Eric joined several school organizations and excelled in his academics. After graduation, Eric joined a local law firm. Robert Merton would classify Eric's actions as ______.

A. retreatism
B. ritualism
C. conformity
D. innovation


Answer: C

Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following would be a radical approach to changing the split labor market?

a. To do away with labor markets b. To replace all highly paid workers c. To higher from only one group d. To form a coalition of all labor groups that demand equal pay

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What is the term for the belief that problems only become real because they were perceived and defined that way?

A. social constructionism
B. social problem
C. objective reality
D. definitional theory

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The race riots of the mid-1960s began in a Black neighborhood in ______.

A. Watts in Los Angeles B. Detroit C. Newark D. St. Louis E. Washington, D.C.

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