According to Merton's strain theory, the legitimate means of getting ahead
in American society are equally distributed throughout the social system.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
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It is cultural relativity that instills a sense of naturalness about the alternatives peculiar to a given society
a. true b. false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. All research designs have positives and negatives associated with them. 2. A hypothesis is a speculative statement about the relationship between two variables 3. After working with a team of researchers in an attempt to measure the extent of homelessness in Chicago in the mid-1980s, sociologist Peter Rossi was praised by members of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless for his commitment to rigorous research methods and objective interpretation of data. 4. Long-term goals can be turned into an action plan by breaking them down into sub-goals 5. The more goals you set, the more effective you will be at reaching them.
The GR20 was formed to:
a. lead an effective opposition to global north's attempts to retain their unequal economic power through the WTO b. to pressure global north for trade concessions c. to control Latin American oil reserves d. to lead an effective opposition to global north's attempts at agricultural innovations and experiments in the global south
"Enslaved Africans' labor is exploited for the benefit of landowning whites." This observation would most likely be made by which social theorist?
A. Weber B. Noel C. Lenski D. Blauner E. Marx