An Import Quota Directly Restricts ________ and Is Designed to Protect

question 71

Multiple Choice

An import quota directly restricts ________ and is designed to protect domestic ________.

• A)exports; consumers only
• B)exports; producers only
• C)imports; consumers only
• D)imports; producers only
• E)imports; producers and consumers

Understand the basic principles of Merton's anomie-strain theory, including the relationship between societal aspirations and the availability of legitimate means to achieve those aspirations.

Identify and describe the different adaptations to strain as proposed by Merton (i.e., conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion).

Recognize the significance of societal pressures and the goal-means gap in inducing deviant behavior according to anomie-strain theory.

Compare and contrast different extensions and critiques of anomie-strain theory, including Cohen's status frustration and Cloward and Ohlin's differential opportunity theory.

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Definitions:

Complementary Good

A product that is used together with another product, with the consumption of one enhancing the use or value of the other.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded, typically downward-sloping.

Consumers' Incomes

The total amount of income earned by consumers, influencing their ability to purchase goods and services.

Normal Good

A type of good for which demand increases as the income of the consumer increases, indicating a direct relationship between income and demand.