In Robert Merton's Strain Theory of Deviance, Which of the Following

question 20

Multiple Choice

In Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, which of the following concepts refers to the process of seeking conventional goals but rejecting the conventional means to achieve them?

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

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Definitions:

Opposite Sex

A term traditionally used to refer to the gender binary, specifically the other gender in contrast to one’s own.

Heterosexual

A person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex.

Attracted

Feeling drawn to or interested in something or someone, often in a romantic or aesthetic sense.

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

A harmful practice involving the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.