According to Merton's typology of responses associated with structural strain, a college graduate who takes a job bagging groceries would be classified as a

a. secret deviant. c. ritualist.
b. conformist. d. retreatist.


C

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Although many children who were sexually abused become prostitutes, not all sexually abused children enter this profession. As such, the relationship between sexual abuse and prostitution involves __________

A) segregation B) correlation C) normalizing D) professionalization

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Noncombatants are likely to have terrorist attacks employed against them if they support armed enemies __________.

A) socially B) economically C) politically D) religiously

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A common risk for staff managers is

a. being blamed if productivity falls. b. outsourcing. c. having too many direct reports. d. being left out of important meetings. e. not holding an MBA degree.

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