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In Robert K. Merton's theory of deviance, the act of accepting society's culturally approved goals but stepping over the boundaries of acceptable goal-seeking behavior is called:
 
  a. innovation
  b. rebellion
  c. retreatism
  d. ritualism

Question 2

In his analysis of the power structure of Atlanta, Georgia, Floyd Hunter discovered that the most powerful members of the community were:
 
  a. business leaders
  b. civil servants
  c. labor leaders
  d. professionals



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

A



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