Using the Terms of Robert Merton's Strain Theory, Which of the Following

question 114

Multiple Choice

Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following concepts correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them?

• A)innovator
• B)ritualist
• C)retreatist
• D)rebel

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Definitions:

Asset Accounts

These accounts record resources owned or controlled by a company that have economic value and can provide future benefits.

Debit Side

The left side of a T-account, used for recording increases in assets and expenses or decreases in liabilities, equity, and income.

Credit Side

The right side of an accounting ledger where increases in liabilities, equity, and revenues or decreases in assets and expenses are recorded.

T Account

A graphical representation used in accounting to show the effect of transactions on individual accounts, displaying debits on the left and credits on the right.