Jim and Sarah Are Members of the Lower Class

question 10

Essay

Jim and Sarah are members of the lower class. They are unable to achieve the American Dream because of the structural barriers placed on their situation, and therefore suffer from Anomie. Write four scenarios where Jim and Sarah adapt to anomie in the following ways: innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion.

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Parol Evidence Rule

A legal principle that prevents parties to a written contract from presenting extrinsic evidence of terms that would contradict, modify, or add to the written agreement.

Parol Evidence Rule

A legal principle that prevents parties in a contract dispute from presenting evidence of prior or contemporaneous agreements that would contradict the written terms of the contract.

Parol Evidence Rule

A legal principle that prevents parties in a dispute from presenting evidence of prior or contemporaneous agreements that contradict or modify the written terms of a final contract.

UCC 2-301

A provision under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) that emphasizes the importance of good faith in the performance or enforcement of contracts covered by the UCC.