Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them ?

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Which of the following offered pioneering insights regarding professional criminals by publishing an annotated account written by a professional thief ?

A. Robert Merton B. Emile Durkhieim C. Howard S Becker D. Edwin Sutherland...

Which of the following is NOT part of the criminal justice system ?

A. police B. military C. prisons D. courts...

________________ view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms whereas __________ and _______________ theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal ?

A. conflict theorists’ functionalists labelling B. labelling theorists conflict functionalist C. functionalists conflict labelling D. conflict theorists’ labelling functionalist...

Which one of the following crime rates was higher in the United States than in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s ?

A. murder B. rape C. robbery D. all of the above...

Functionalists view social control as_______________?

A. operating to favor powerful groups at the expense of others B. an indispensable functional requirement for social survival C. a source of social chaos D. both b and c...