In Merton’s five adaptations to strain, __________ results when people accept societal goals but have few legitimate means to achieve those goals, and thus create their own means to get ahead
a. conformity
b. innovation
c. ritualism
d. retreatism
Answer: B
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________ typically began when whites attacked blacks in the racially contested areas in the United States
a. Insurrection b. Commodity riots c. Communal riots d. Terrorism
The acting White thesis emphasizes ________ over other factors responsible for Black miseducation
a. personal responsibility b. quality of schools c. curriculum standards d. teachers
According to the text, all of the following factors affect the emotional response of the family to a death, EXCEPT:
a. Finances available to deal with end-of-life expenses b. Level of emotional support in the family before the death c. The family's cultural values about death d. The family history of coping with death
The People's Temple is an example of a combination of elements in both the revolutionary and expressive movements. It is otherwise called
a. a reformist movement. b. a millenarian movement. c. a conservative movement. d. a reactionary movement