What Were the Two Main Issues in the Typology of Adaptive

question 11

Multiple Choice

What were the two main issues in the typology of adaptive behavior that Robert Merton developed in strain theory?

• A) illegitimate opportunity and a desire to violate the norms of society
• B) the profit motive and motive to achieve status
• C) socially accepted goals and culturally approved means to achieve them
• D) the concept of equal opportunity and the concept of personal responsibility

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Definitions:

Opportunities

Situations or conditions that present chances for advancement or success.

Peers

Individuals who are of approximately the same age, social status, or interest group, often influencing each other’s behaviors and beliefs.

Child Maltreatment

Behavior towards a child that is outside the norms of conduct and entails substantial risk of causing physical or emotional harm.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.