According to Merton's strain theory, __________ occurs when people abandon both the approved goals and the approved means of achieving them
a. rebellion
b. retreatism
c. ritualism
d. conformity
b
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All of the following are associated with loss of hearing in later life except
A. paranoia. B. social isolation. C. loss of independence. D. hysteria.
_____ refers to household arrangements in which an unmarried couple lives together in a committed, sexually intimate relationship and is granted the same rights and benefits as those accorded to married heterosexual couples
a. Sanctioned partnerships b. Permanent cohabitation c. Legal cohabitation d. Domestic partnership
Which one of the following statements is most closely associated with differential association theory?
a. It is impossible for any society to be entirely free of deviance. b. Behavior that is unthinkable in an individual who is acting on his or her own may be executed without hesitation when carried out under orders. c. People learn criminal behavior from closely interacting with those who engage in and approve of law-breaking activities. d. Deviance is a consequence not of a particular behavior but of the application of rules and sanctions.
Winthrop Richardson Gottrocks is the newborn son of Lovely City's oldest family. Given his social class position, we might expect all of the following are likely to be true EXCEPT:
a. he is a full-term baby b. he is less likely to have fetal alcohol syndrome c. he is more likely to smoke d. in adulthood he is less likely to be employed in a hazardous occupation