Structural strain refers to:

a. acceptance of goals and availability of means to achieve goals
b. acceptance of goals and non-availability of means to achieve goals
c. lack of goals but existence of means
d. ambiguous goals causing uncertainty about means


b. acceptance of goals and non-availability of means to achieve goals

Sociology

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a. a positive environmental condition. b. a negative environmental condition. c. a positive bias. d. a negative bias.

Sociology

Which of the following is true as a difference between contemporary children and Puritan children of Colonial America?

A) Unlike contemporary children, Puritan children were not believed to be born with original sin. B) Unlike contemporary children, Puritan children were expected to be extraordinarily well behaved, and docile. C) Unlike contemporary children, Puritan children were encouraged to question the government's authority, and scripture. D) Unlike contemporary children, Puritan children were not allowed to attend school till they reached puberty.

Sociology

A marriage in which family and community members choose several potential spouses but the young people make the final choice is a(n) ______.

a. assimilationist marriage b. traditional arranged marriage c. modified traditional arranged marriage d. cooperative traditional arranged marriage

Sociology

The ________ refers to middle-aged people who have both dependent children and aging parents.

A. sandwich generation B. social clock C. swing generation D. crowded nest

Sociology