Using a Schedule Allows a Nursing Student to

question 8

Multiple Choice

Using a schedule allows a nursing student to

• A) develop inflexibility.
• B) increase anxiety related to deadlines.
• C) allocate adequate study time.
• D) find time to do everything.

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:

Feng Shui

A traditional Chinese practice which aims to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment through spatial arrangements and orientation.

Belief

A cognitive acceptance that something is true or exists, often without needing empirical evidence.

Selective Screening

The process of filtering information to focus on the most relevant or significant details, often to reduce information overload.

Perceptual Process

The sequence of psychological steps that a person uses to organize and interpret information from the external world into a coherent picture.