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nevelica

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How many modes of adaptation did Merton identify as being employed as we deal with the discrepancy between culturally prescribed goals and means?
 
  a. one
  b. two
  c. four
  d. five
  e. eight

Question 2

The concept of the dependency ratio is important because
 
  a. it shows who will take care of the elderly.
  b. it describes the life expectancy of the elderly.
  c. it defines who will pay for the care of the elderly.
  d. it describes the burden on the economically active to pay for care for the elderly.
  e. it describes how many of the elderly exist at any given time.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

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