Mia Is Strongly Committed to the Ideals of American Financial

Multiple Choice

Mia is strongly committed to the ideals of American financial life: an education to prepare her for a lucrative career, a good job, and financial success. Fortunately, she was able to attend college on a full-ride scholarship and lived at home so that when she found her job, she had no student debt to pay off. She believes that if she works hard, she will achieve financial success. Merton would describe Mia as being in a state of 

A) innovation.
B) conformity.
C) ritualism.
D) retreatism.