Tyrel Would Really Like to Have the Status Among His

question 17

Multiple Choice

Tyrel would really like to have the status among his friends that comes from owning a great car, having cash at hand, and being able to buy things he wants. Tyrel has never done well in school and has no desire to try to finish high school or go to college. Recently, Tyrel has been making good money selling drugs out of his car so that he can achieve the material goals he has set out for himself. According to Merton, which strategy for social adaptation is Tyrel using?

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

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Repaid

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Redeemed

The act of repaying or buying back a security or loan, often before it matures.

Guaranteed Minimum

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