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Elizabeth Welch
about 20 hours ago
Cohen's theory utilizes which group to illustrate status frustration?
A) upper-class boys.
B) middle-class boys.
C) lower-class boys.
D) lower-class girls.
A) upper-class boys.
B) middle-class boys.
C) lower-class boys.
D) lower-class girls.
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18-UCO-519 SIVASAKTHI
about 20 hours ago
Albert Cohen's theory is similar to Merton's approach,but Cohen replaced the word "success" with the word "__________."
A) wealth
B) innovation
C) anomie
D) status
A) wealth
B) innovation
C) anomie
D) status
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Armando Caballero
about 20 hours ago
Peter,disillusioned with the way things are going,decides to live in a hippie commune away from the rest of society.According to Merton's theory,his behavior is an example of
A) conformity.
B) innovation.
C) ritualism.
D) retreatism.
A) conformity.
B) innovation.
C) ritualism.
D) retreatism.
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Courtney Buckner
about 20 hours ago
According to Merton,when persons hold high success aspirations and are not given the opportunity to realize them,they might
A) resort to illegitimate means of achieving their aspirations.
B) reset their goals to an even higher level.
C) feel irrepressible psychological pressures and become violent.
D) become more religious.
A) resort to illegitimate means of achieving their aspirations.
B) reset their goals to an even higher level.
C) feel irrepressible psychological pressures and become violent.
D) become more religious.
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wanda echie
about 21 hours ago
Which of the following is NOT a primarily positivist theory of deviance?
A) differential association
B) anomie-strain theory
C) control theory
D) phenomenological theory
A) differential association
B) anomie-strain theory
C) control theory
D) phenomenological theory
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Brennen Milby
about 22 hours ago
According to Merton,the only cultural value of importance in American society is
A) family relationships.
B) hard work.
C) material success.
D) religious faith.
A) family relationships.
B) hard work.
C) material success.
D) religious faith.
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Nicky Rahimi
about 22 hours ago
Joe is a sociologist who is undertaking a study of drug use.He is interested in how broken families and poor neighborhoods lead to more problems of drug addiction.Joe is following a __________ theory of deviant behavior.
A) positivist
B) constructionist
C) scientific
D) historical
A) positivist
B) constructionist
C) scientific
D) historical
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Bearflux Productions
about 23 hours ago
The theories of positivist sociologists attempt to explain the __________ of deviance.
A) negative features
B) symbolism
C) causes
D) meanings
A) negative features
B) symbolism
C) causes
D) meanings
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Blythe Clark
about 23 hours ago
The text concludes that,despite successes,the government will never be able to stamp out organized crime.
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Peighton Powell
about 23 hours ago
Prohibition ushered in a new era of organized crime in the early 1900s.
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Zinayida Masyutenko
about 23 hours ago
According to the text,the rise of organized crime is tied to its function as an avenue for ambitious members of the lower classes,especially poor immigrants.
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priscilla chavez
about 23 hours ago
Organized crime is unique to contemporary American society: it could not be found in any other society.
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Leana Lopez
1 day ago
Few burglars carefully check on whether a house is empty because such attempts would alert residents and the police to the planning of a burglary.
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Hardy Suarez
1 day ago
The mob usually targets three kinds of officials: law enforcers,politicians,and pharmaceutical executives.
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Devin Lansing
1 day ago
Most traditional organized crime groups are informal,egalitarian,and somewhat volatile.