I found it interesting how chapter 7 mentions, "Americans are admonished "not to be a quitter" and in the american culture "there is no such thing as fail" (Chapter 7, pg. 81). Chapter 7 also mentions how, "the cultural manifesto is clear: one must not quit, must not cease striving, must not lessen his goals, for "not failure, but low aim, is crime" (Chapter 7, pg. 81).
If understanding this correctly, I'm not sure I am. I believe that Merton is saying that within a society there are certain goals that are acceptable and should be met, if for some reason these goals are not met...it is looked down upon and how to do anything that is not acceptable within the society would be looked down upon. Interesting to think about. Perhaps, these
If understanding this correctly, I'm not sure I am. I believe that Merton is saying that within a society there are certain goals that are acceptable and should be met, if for some reason these goals are not met...it is looked down upon and how to do anything that is not acceptable within the society would be looked down upon. Interesting to think about. Perhaps, these