According to Merton, an imbalance, or disjunction, between cultural goals and structurally available means can actually compel the individual into deviant behavior. Thus, someone who has legal way to earn a living may turn to illegal ways.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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What will be an ideal response?
The determination that involuntary sterilization laws implicated fundamental rights does not, by itself, establish a constitutional violation but merely triggers the states burden of proving a compelling interest in establishing the law
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A family runs their own farm and produces enough crops to sustain themselves each year. They also sell products made from the crops they grow. Because the family sustains themselves on what they produce they are a
a) family-based economy. b) kin-structured economy. c) labor-built economy. d) household-created economy.
In addition to the monumental moments in people’s lives, sociologist Peter Berger also found interest in:
A. Large bureaucracies B. Education levels C. Everyday events D. Improved treatments