AQA Sociology A2 - Merton Strain Theory

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1. What are the 2 main factors that contribute towards strain?

  • Cultural factors & structural factors
  • Cultural factors & social factors
  • Structural factors & socialisation factors
  • Structural factors & conformist factors
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2. What is Retreatism?

  • Where individuals carry on using legitimate means, but no longer have any goals to aspire towards.
  • Where individuals drop out of society's expectations by abandoning cultural goals and legitimate means.
  • Where individuals replace goals and means with their own ideals to try and reform society.
  • Where individuals attempt to achieve a goal in society, but face too many barriers and retreat back to Ritualism.

3. Which of these is an example of a cultural goal that causes strain?

  • Obtaining a phd
  • The American Dream
  • 9/11 Attacks
  • The London Riots

4. What is the first name of the Sociologist who developed/created Strain Theory?

  • George
  • Robert
  • Ann
  • Charles

5. Which Sociological theory is Strain Theory associated with most often?

  • Functionalism
  • Feminism
  • Symbolic Interactionalism
  • Marxism

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