Related Mcqs:

1. 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 level analyses together
   D. all of the above

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. Who coined the term sociology and is generally considered to be the founder of sociology ?

   A. Karl Marx
   B. Auguste Comte
   C. Max Weber
   D. Emile Durkheim

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. According to Merton the most common adaptation in the anomie theory of deviance is_____________?

   A. conformity
   B. innovation
   C. ritualism
   D. rebellion

9. 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

10. 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. retrealists