Merton's theory was criticized because
A) it indicated his passion for preserving the status quo.
B) he was a privileged white man at a highly prestigious university.
C) he presumed that most anomic strain would occur in the lower classes.
D) he presumed that most readers would just "know" what he was thinking.
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Q33: According to Merton, conformists
A) accept the means
Q34: According to Merton, innovators
A) accept the means
Q35: According to Merton, retreatists
A) accept the means
Q36: According to Merton, ritualists
A) accept the means
Q37: Merton's theory was criticized because
A) he relied
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Q41: In applying general strain theory to animal
Q42: According to Agnew's research, nonhuman animals are
Q43: Agnew said-at the heart of his theory
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