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washai

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In Robert K. Merton's study of deviance, the acceptance of both the cultural goals of society and the accepted means of achieving them is termed:
 
  a. conformity
  b. innovation
  c. retreatism
  d. ritualism

Question 2

Talcott Parsons argued that the power elite thesis was invalid because:
 
  a. it could not be either proved or disproved
  b. it failed to take into account the mechanisms in the political system that tend to restore equilibrium
  c. it failed to take into account the role of the press in manipulating public opinion
  d. it did not clearly define the concept of power


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meganlapinski

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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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washai

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Reply 2 on: Jul 1, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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