Author Question: All of Jane's friends have jewelry and new clothes, but she had no money to buy them. She therefore ... (Read 22 times)

vicky · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

All of Jane's friends have jewelry and new clothes, but she had no money to buy them. She therefore resorted to shoplifting to get what she wanted. According to Merton's theory, her behavior is an example of

a) conformity.
b) innovation.
c) ritualism.
d) retreatism.

Question 2

Erickson and Jensen's survey of 1,700 high school students suggests __________.

a. high school students were no more likely to commit crimes than college students
b. youths generally engaged in delinquent behavior when they were with their friends
c. they are already sexually active
d. they were less likely to be truthful due to the nature of the topic