Susan doesn't support the goal of the corporation that she works for. So she quits her job and ...

Susan doesn't support the goal of the corporation that she works for. So she quits her job and organizes a new organization to challenge her former employer. Merton would categorize her behavior as a form of ____.
 
  a. innovation
  b. rebellion
  c. retreatism
  d. ritualism
  e. conformity

Question 2

The poverty line for the elderly is ____ of younger people.
 
  a. twice that
  b. half of that
  c. higher than that
  d. lower than that
  e. about the same

Question 3

According to strain theory, ____ occurs when society's goals are accepted but illegitimate means for achieving those goals are adopted.
 
  a. innovation
  b. rebellion
  c. retreatism
  d. ritualism
  e. conformity

Question 4

The poverty rate for older Americans has ____ since the 1960s.
 
  a. increased slightly
  b. increased sharply
  c. stayed about the same
  d. decreased
  e. doubled

Question 5

What concept from Durkheim, does Robert K. Merton adopt in developing his strain theory?
 
  a. absolutism
  b. animosity
  c. anomie
  d. annoyance
  e. none of the above

Question 6

In terms of age stratification, sociologists are most interested in ____.
 
  a. young people
  b. children and infants
  c. the elderly
  d. the effects on politics
  e. issues of retirement