Please answer 2 out of 4 questions in essay format. Each question should be submitted in a typed, double-spaced MS Word document. Each answer should be 250 to 600 words in length (1 to 2 pages overall). Each answered question is worth 20 points. PLEASE MAKE SURE SOURCES THAT ARE ACCURATE AND CREDIBLE.
1. Discuss the modes of adaptation as presented by Robert K. Merton. What are people adapting to according to Merton?
2. What are the foundations of social disorganization theory? Please discuss the nature of the concentric zones and the legacy of Shaw and McKay.
3. What are the foundations of social process theory? Please discuss differential association theory? What concepts were added by Akers and Burgess for Differential Reinforcement Theory?
4. The most successful strain theory is General Strain Theory (GST) by Robert Agnew. What are the sources of strain described by Agnew and how do they move a person toward deviant behavior?