A Particular Student Wants to Do Well in School, but Never

question 89

Multiple Choice

A particular student wants to do well in school, but never seems to be able to earn higher than a D.In pursuit of academic success, the student begins to cheat on exams.This is most consistent with which form of adaptation in Merton's theory of strain?

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

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