In Robert K. Merton's anomie theory, criminality can be the result of the adaptation called innovation. In committing crime, the innovator __________
a. discovers or invents a new way of committing crime
b. invents various rationalizations to justify his or her crime
c. participates in the formation of new criminal subcultures
d. accepts success goals, but abandons socially approved means of attaining them
d
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A scientist studies how viruses spread throughout the world due to airline travel and cultural values about preventing disease. This is an example of a ______.
A. micro-level study B. meso-level study C. meta-level study D. global-level study
______ refers to culturally shaped meanings both of sexual acts and of how we experience our own bodies-especially in relation to the bodies of others.
A. Gender B. Sexuality C. Sex D. Multisex
Regarding immigration, conflict analysis would emphasize the __________.
A) discord between social classes that arises when new groups move in B) behavioral pathologies after an abrupt life change C) identity formation of new immigrants D) way beliefs change when new groups move in
Manufacturing was the backbone of the U.S. economy in the twentieth century, but is no longer dominant. In 1917, the largest U.S. corporation was U.S. Steel. Today, the largest U.S. corporation is __________.
A. Walmart B. Boeing C. Microsoft D. Pearson