Meghan Wants a New Car, but Can't Afford the Payments

question 98

Multiple Choice

Meghan wants a new car, but can't afford the payments. Instead of buying a used car, she steals and re-sells some jewelry and other expensive items to get cash for a down payment, lies to the car dealer about having a high-paying job, then skips out on the monthly payments. In Merton's schema, Meghan's behavior exemplifies

• A) alienation
• B) differential association
• C) tertiary deviance
• D) an innovator