According to Robert Merton's strain theory, the term ________ correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them
a. innovator
b. ritualist
c. retreatist
d. rebel
c
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According to Malthus, subsistence would increase as the numbers
a. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256. b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. c. 1, 16, 64, 256. d. 8, 32, 128, 384, 1152.
According to the text, what is the role of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in world poverty? a. They have lent money to political dissidents causing political instability
b. They have required restructuring that limits government spending on human services in nations that have borrowed money to support their failing economies. c. They have limited the amount of food that may be grown using funds they have lent to developing countries. d. They have drastically reduced funding for the poorest nations.
Wardens, superintendents, assistant superintendents, and others charged with running a prison and its programs are called ________ staff.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Pruchno's study found that the primary reason grandparents began caring for their grandchildren was due to:
A. mental illness. B. economic crises. C. spouse abuse. D. drug or alcohol addition.