The development of organized crime gangs to amass wealth is an example of what Robert Merton would call
a. retreatism.
b. innovation.
c. ritualism.
d. rebellion.
Answer: b
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a. 25,000 people b. 500,000 people c. 50,000 people d. 250,000 people
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a. True b. False
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