An Increase in Rainfall Brings More Plant Resources to a Population

question 61

Multiple Choice

An increase in rainfall brings more plant resources to a population of lizards,but it also brings more predators.These changes result in both an increase in fecundity and a decrease in survivorship.Under these conditions,which event is most likely?

• A) The per capita birth rate of the population will increase.
• B) The per capita rate of growth of the population will be above zero.
• C) The per capita rate of growth will increase.
• D) Reproduction switching to older individuals
• E) Both a and b

Understand the basic principles of Merton's anomie-strain theory, including the relationship between societal aspirations and the availability of legitimate means to achieve those aspirations.

Identify and describe the different adaptations to strain as proposed by Merton (i.e., conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion).

Recognize the significance of societal pressures and the goal-means gap in inducing deviant behavior according to anomie-strain theory.

Compare and contrast different extensions and critiques of anomie-strain theory, including Cohen's status frustration and Cloward and Ohlin's differential opportunity theory.

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