According to Cohen, Lower-Class Boys Confronted with the Common Problem

question 41

Multiple Choice

According to Cohen, lower-class boys confronted with the common problem of status frustration turn to one of three adaptations. Which adaptation accepts the low status ascribed to those from the lower class and disengages from the competitive struggle for status?

• A) The corner boy
• B) The college boy
• C) The delinquent boy
• D) The retreatist

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