A. conformity
B. innovation
C. ritualism
D. rebellion
Related Mcqs:
- Robert Merton’s ideas on crime and deviance make use of the concept of anomie. What does anomie mean in Merton’s work ?
A. Normlessness
B. meaninglessness
C. social strain
D. social adaptation - It is very important to Sammi to do well in school, so she regularly cheats on tests According to Merton’s structural strain theory Sammi is a(n) ?
A. conformist
B. innovator
C. ritualist
D. retreatist - Which one of these would not be regarded as a dysfunction of bureaucracy according to Merton ?
A. the rules could be upheld at all cost even in the face of a better solution
B. people know they should be guaranteed fair and consistent treatment
C. adherence to the rules takes precedence over organizational goals
D. workers are not encouraged to be flexible in making decisions - Who first introduced the notion of anomie into sociology ?
A. Comte
B. Marx
C. Weber
D. Durkheim - The sociologist responsible for the modern-day adaptation of strain theory is______________?
A. Weber
B. Cohen
C. Marx
D. Merton
E. Chambliss - In their study of deviance control theory advocates ask ?
A. Why are people deviant?
B. why are people not deviant?
C. How does labeling contribute to deviance?
D. How does structural strain contribute to deviance - Fred is a intelligent student Last year he was on the honor roll This year he began hanging out with friends who spend more time playing video games than studying they routinely earn C, s and D, s Over time Fred slowly stops doing his homework and turning in work for extra credit. He drops out of his honors classes and his grades drop out from mostly A, s to C, s Which theory of deviance best explains what has happened here ?
A. structural strain theory
B. social control theory
C. differential association theory
D. Each of these theories explains the situation equally well - “” Anomie” is a French word means___________?
A. chaos
B. Solidarity
C. Harmony
D. None of these - What sociologist was responsible for developing the concept of anomie ?
A. Comte
B. Rousseau
C. Mead
D. Locke
E. Durkheim - Who first introduced the notion of anomie into sociology ?
A. comte
B. Marx
C. Weber
D. Durkheim
