At the Top of the System of Inequality in the Former

question 1

Multiple Choice

At the top of the system of inequality in the former Soviet Union were the

• A)industrial capitalists.
• B)intelligentsia,or educated professionals.
• C)apparatchiks,or high government officials.
• D)hereditary nobility.

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Definitions:

Rule-Breaking Behaviors

Actions that violate established guidelines, laws, or social norms.

Deviant

Behavior that violates the norms or expectations of a group or society.

Anomie Theory

The theory that deviant behavior arises when people striving to achieve culturally valued goals find they do not have access to the legitimate means of attaining these goals.

Education

The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university, or the knowledge and skills acquired through this process.