Author Question: In Robert K. Merton's study of deviance, the act of rejecting cultural goals but accepting the means ... (Read 94 times)

jho37 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

In Robert K. Merton's study of deviance, the act of rejecting cultural goals but accepting the means of achieving them is termed:

a. innovation
b. rebellion
c. retreatism
d. ritualism

Question 2

In his analysis of the power structure of New Haven, Connecticut, Robert Dahl concluded that:

a. important decisions were being made by the federal government in opposition to the wishes of local leaders
b. no elites existed in New Haven
c. no more than 40 powerful men had the ability to make decisions on important issues
d. no single group was responsible for all of the decisions that might affect the city's future