When the Goals of an Individual Are Accepted and the Means

question 20

Multiple Choice

When the goals of an individual are accepted and the means of attaining the goals are made available to him or her via the social structure, Merton termed this as _.

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

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