According to Merton, There Are 5 Responses to Strain

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Essay

According to Merton, there are 5 responses to strain. For disadvantaged youth, which response do you think is most common? Which do you think would be most damaging? How do you encourage such youth to respond with conformity?

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy, slowing the heart rate, increasing intestinal and gland activity, and relaxing sphincter muscles.

Negative Symptoms

Symptoms of schizophrenia that are marked by deficits in functioning, such as apathy, lack of emotion, slowed speech, and slowed movement.

Positive Symptoms

Symptoms of schizophrenia that are marked by excesses in functioning, such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech or behavior.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.