As you read, consider how educational goals and the American value placed on educational success could produce strain as detailed by sociologist Robert Merton.Then write a 2 page paper APA format, th

As you read, consider how educational goals and the American value placed on educational success could produce strain as detailed by sociologist Robert Merton.

Then write a 2 page paper APA format,  that applies Merton’s Anomie Theory “modes of adaptation” to educational cheating.

For your paper, begin with a summary of your selected article. What form or forms of academic dishonesty were presented? What rationalization, motivations, neutralizations, excuses, or contextual considerations for cheating were detailed?

Write a paper responding to these questions:Which of Merton’s adaptations (ritualists, rebelling, innovation, or retreatism) best apply to the article? Why?

Mertons 5 modes of adaptations

– Conformity     Most common mode of adaptation, believe in culturally defined goals, believe in system optimistically believe you “can do”, differed gratification, Internalization = blames self if doesn’t succeed.

– Innovation   Wants the same thing as the conformist (success, value of rewards) but uses illegitimate means to acquiring them, more likely to be criminal

– Ritualism  Modifies goals and becomes a modified conformist. Accepts modified goals/rewards, goes through means but never reaches end, slow progress

– Retreatism   Doesn’t care about goals and hwo you go about getting. Tends to join the cults, “dropping out”, quietly accepts defeatism

– Rebellion   Seeks to organize rather than retreat, leaders of social movements, blames system if things go wrong, causes stress by recruiting others