According to Merton’s strain theory, __________ occurs when people accept culturally approved goals and pursue them through approved means.​

Which of the following statements about social structure is false?

Business operations that supply illegal services such as prostitution and loan-sharking for profit are most likely engaged in __________.

Which of the following is not considered a component of nonmaterial culture?

Which of the following is not generally considered a component of social structure?

Which of the following is not true about a postindustrial society?

Which of the following is not generally considered a component of social structure?

__________ are informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture. They provide rules for conduct but are not considered to be essential to society’s survival.

Michel Foucault studied prisons from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s and found that prison officials used surveillance techniques to maintain social control and were able to use their knowledge as a form of power over inmates. Foucault’s study best illustrates __________.

Which of the following is not true about a postindustrial society?