Name the five ways according to Merton in which individuals adapt to strain.
What will be an ideal response?
Merton proposed that individuals adapt to the problem of anomie or strain in one of several different ways: conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, or rebellion.
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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that stats can prohibit intentionally hateful communication?
a. Stanley v. Georgia (1969) b. Wisconsin v. Mitchell (1993) c. Chaplinksy v. New Hampshire (1942) d. R.A.V. v. St. Paul (1992)
The police chief is appointed by ______.
a. the mayor b. the commissioner c. the county judge d. the people
The present-day debate over abortion is an example of a current use of
a. natural law b. common law. c. natural rights. d. hedonistic calculus.
Which of the following is a central feature of community policing?
A) Reactive policing B) Improved 911 response time C) Problem solving D) Crime control E) Criminal investigation