Question

people who adapt by ____ reject both the cultural goals and the legitimate means to attain those goals.
ritualism
reformation
rebellion
retreatism
question 18
merton and his followers believe that the greatest proportion of crime will be found
in the middle classes
in the upper classes
in the lower classes
evenly distributed across the social classes
question 19
mertons theory has been criticized for which of the following reasons?
all of these are criticisms of mertons theory.
it neglects crime committed by middle - and upper - class people
it assumes that the heterogeneous society in the united states has goals that everyone agrees on.
it cannot explain why there is so much useless, destructive behavior.

Explanation:

1. In Merton's strain - theory, rebellion involves rejecting both cultural goals and legitimate means.
2. Merton and his followers believed that the greatest proportion of crime would be found in the lower classes due to strain between goals and means.
3. Criticisms of Merton's theory include neglecting middle - and upper - class crime, assuming homogeneous goals in a heterogeneous society, and not explaining useless, destructive behavior.

Answer:

Question 1: C. rebellion
Question 18: C. in the lower classes
Question 19: A. All of these are criticisms of Merton's theory.