____________ was one of the leading structural-functionalists who developed strain theory in the mid-1900s.
a. Travis Hirschi
b. Robert K. Merton
c. Erving Goffman
d. Talcott Parsons
b. Robert K. Merton
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a. true b. false
Which of the following social collectives does Durkheim think could reduce suicides by better regulating and integrating people into society?
a. churches b. schools c. families d. labor unions
Yellow Bird wanted to develop a measure of satisfaction with school life using items to reflect the various dimensions of school life (academics, social life, residence halls). She wanted to have each item measure intensity of feeling by using such categories as "strongly agree" and "strongly disagree.". Which approach is she using?
a. Thurstone scaling b. Likert scaling c. semantic differential d. Bogardus social distance scale e. Guttman scale
Conflict theory is rooted in the work of
a. Karl Marx and Max Weber b. Emile Durkheim and Adam Smith c. Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton d. John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau