Define anomie. How does the anomie theory approach crime and delinquency?
What will be an ideal response?
The anomie theory posits that inconsistencies and contradictions in the social system contribute to many forms of crime. Sociologist Robert K. Merton observed that people in the United States are taught to strive for certain goals but are not always provided with the culturally approved means necessary to attain these goals. He referred to such inconsistencies and the confusion they can cause in people as anomie.
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Thomas Robert Malthus claimed that
a. the world could sustain an ever-larger population. b. population increase would eventually bring chaos to the world. c. industrialization would reduce the birth rate. d. population decrease threatened the world in the future.
Government spending on day care has risen in proportion to the rising number of women in the workforce and the cost of care relative to wages
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
________ produce(s) mild sedation at low doses and hallucinations at high doses
A) Depressants B) Cannabis C) Hallucinogens D) Opiates
According to the Christian Bible, what best describes Jesus’s view on sexuality?
a. He taught that men should be held to the same standards of adultery, divorce, and remarriage as women.
b. He advised that women who were caught committing adultery should be stoned.
c. He generally condemned sexuality.
d. He established the Christian view of sexuality that dominated Western thought for the next 2,000 years.