Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them. Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them?

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1. Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them ?

   A. conformists
   B. innovators
   C. ritualists
   D. retreatists

2. 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

3. Through association with people who are meaningful to us we achieve a sense of security love acceptance companionship and personal worth This is a(n) ?

   A. anticipatory bond
   B. expressive tie
   C. family tie
   D. instrumental bond

4. In Merton’s terms, a person who has abandoned the goal of material success and become compulsively committed to the institutional means is a (an)_____________?

   A. ritualist
   B. retreatism
   C. rebel
   D. innovator

5. The principle of laissez-faire was expounded and endorsed by the British economist ?

   A. John Maynard Keynes
   B. Adam Smith
   C. Paul Samuelson
   D. Arthur Scargill

6. The principle of laissez-faire was expounded and endorsed by the British economist?

   A. John Maynard Keynes
   B. Adam Smith
   C. Paul Samuelson
   D. Arthur Scargill

7. 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

8. Merton’s term for the hidden or forgotten reason for a particular behavior was_____________?

   A. middle-range function
   B. consumption function
   C. latent function
   D. structural function

9. Merton’s term for the hidden or forgotten reason for a particular behavior was______________?

   A. middle-range function
   B. consumption function
   C. latent function
   D. structural function

10. Robert Merton,s contributions to sociology include______________?

    A. successfully combining theory and research
    B. an analysis of deviant behavior that focuses on societal goals and means
    C. an attempt to bring macro- and micro
    D. all of the above