Robert Merton’s ideas on crime and deviance make use of the concept of anomie. What does anomie mean in Merton’s work ?

Related Mcqs:

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

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

2. What sociological theory of crime and deviance emphasizes sub-cultural belief systems as a major contributor to crime ?

   A. Social Control theory
   B. Anomie theory
   C. Lower Class Focal Value theory
   D. Social Process theory
   E. Strain theory

3. 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

4. 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

5. What sociologist was responsible for developing the concept of anomie ?

   A. Comte
   B. Rousseau
   C. Mead
   D. Locke
   E. Durkheim

6. Sutherland’s Differential Association theory emphasizes that crime and deviance are basically______________?

   A. due to poor parenting
   B. learned
   C. psychotic
   D. biological
   E. the result of being labelled

7. Which approach framed their analysis of crime and deviance in terms of this preservation of power by the ruling class ?

   A. New Left Realism
   B. Right Realism
   C. new criminology
   D. interactionism

8. Conflict theory’s primary suggestion for reducing crime and deviance involves the_____________?

   A. Substantial reduction of economic inequality
   B. Subordination of the agents of social control
   C. redefinition of acts that are currently defined as criminal
   D. amelioration of social welfare activities
   E. repression of lower-class gang activities

9. Which of the following statements about crime and deviance is false ?

   A. the concept of ‘deviance’ is much broader than ‘crime’
   B. deviance and crime very often overlap
   C. the concept of deviance can be applied to individuals and groups
   D. deviance is normally sanctioned by law

10. Which concept has the work of Robert Putnam helped to popularize in the social sciences ?

    A. cultural capital
    B. economic capital
    C. social capital
    D. symbolic capital