According to Robert Merton's strain theory, _____ occurs when people abandon both the approved goals and the approved means of achieving them
a. rebellion b. ritualism
c. retreatism d. conformity
c
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Prison populations include pure deviants and
a. ritualists. c. conformists. b. the falsely accused. d. secret deviants.
The conflict perspective on the growth of cities is completely structural in its approach and explanations, focusing on the impact of capitalism
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
New York City's Hell's Kitchen, Times Square, and Harlem are all examples of ___________ areas.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A White business executive is convicted of fraudulence, but is given probation over imprisonment. A minority youth is convicted of petty theft and is sentenced to 3 months in jail. How would the conflict perspective explain this?
A. Crimes are relative to the society they are committed in. B. The in-person theft is statistically more important. C. The businessman has committed a minor wrongdoing. D. The legal system distorts threats, treating minor deviance of the poor as serious crimes.