Many people in the U.S., even former President Donald Trump, want to maintain a tan and may even go to a tanning salon or use chemicals to simulate a tan. In some cultures, this might seem bizarre, much as beauty practices such as neck rings worn by Padaung women would seem in U.S. culture, which can help us to realize that a. people who get fake tans are deviant. b. the rest of the world is not yet as normal as the U.S. c. the line between beauty and deviance is fluid and changes across time and place. d. Americans are very deviant. e. there are some types of body modification that are never tolerated anywhere.
19. Many people in the U.S., even former President Donald Trump, want to maintain a tan and may even go to a tanning salon or use chemicals to simulate a tan. In some cultures, this might seem bizarre, much as beauty practices such as neck rings worn by Padaung women would seem in U.S. culture, which can help us to realize that
a. people who get fake tans are deviant.
b. the rest of the world is not yet as normal as the U.S.
c. the line between beauty and deviance is fluid and changes across time and place.
d. Americans are very deviant.
e. there are some types of body modification that are never tolerated anywhere.
32. Merton’s strain theory suggests that society has goals that we should reach but not everyone accepts the goals or has equal access to the approved means of achieving those goals. How would you fit into the typologies of Merton’s strain theory? (That is, which of Merton’s categories would you use to describe yourself? Why?)
_____ 20. Loitering is a crime in many cities. Supporters of the law believe that it is the way to keep cities clean and safe. However, if you believe that such laws target homeless people who are punished because they have almost no power in society, then you are probably
a. a follower of Robert Merton.
b. a deviant.
c. a conflict theorist.
d. a functionalist.
e. a symbolic interactionist.
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