A social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent is referred to as ____.
a. chaos
b. ennui
c. enmity
d. melancholia
e. anomie
Question 2____ refers to unequal distribution of scarce desirables based on age.
a. Sexism
b. Racism
c. Old ageism
d. Elderlessness
e. Age stratification
Question 3According to Merton's strain theory, which of the following is not a mode of adaptation to anomie?
a. innovation
b. acceptance
c. retreatism
d. conformity
e. rebellion
Question 4The economic impact of the aging U.S. population may be cushioned by
a. the fact that baby boomers are not living as long as earlier generations.
b. baby boomers' desire to continue working at least part time.
c. the movement of baby boomers out of the country.
d. baby boomers' children taking care of them while they retire completely.
e. the continuing economic growth of the U.S. economy.
Question 5How 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 6The 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.
Question 7According to Merton's strain theory, deviance is most likely to occur when there is a discrepancy between culturally prescribed goals and
a. the goals of the superego.
b. the individual's need for instant gratification.
c. the id's inability to eliminate those goals.
d. the ritual of innovation.
e. legitimate means of obtaining those goals.
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