Merton Functionalism
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- Q1Which theorist saw deviance as a normal and necessary part of people living together in social groups and thought that a certain level of deviance is an indication of a healthy society?R. K MertonClifford ShawEdwin H. SutherlandÉmile Durkheim45s
- Q2Which of the following is NOT one of Merton's responses to anomie?RitualismRetreatismRebellionRelapsism45s
- Q3What mode of adaptation involves accepting the legitimate goals and the socially approved means of acquiring those goals?InnovationRebellionRitualismConformism45s
- Q4Which of the following statements best describes 'strain' in the context of Robert Merton's Anomie theory?The acceptance of cultural goals and institutionalised means by some members of society.Discrepancy between cultural goals and institutional means experienced by some members of society.The increasing gap between the poor and the rich experienced by by some members of society.An individual sense of the lack of the legitimacy of state laws in a capitalist society.60s
- Q5Which two theorists are most closely connected with MertonDurkheimMarxCompteWeber45s