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According to Robert Merton's Strain Theory,______________refers to When People Give

Question 136

Question 136

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According to Robert Merton's strain theory,______________refers to when people give up on societal goals but still adhere to the socially approved means of achieving them.


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

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