In Merton's terms, a person who has abandoned the goal of material success and become compulsively committed to the institutional means is a (an)_____________?
Correct answer: D. ritualist
- A. innovator
- B. retreatism
- C. rebel
- D. ritualist
Explanation
A Mertonian ritualist gives up the culturally approved goal of material success but continues to follow the accepted institutional rules and means. Retreatism involves abandoning both the goals and the means, while innovation accepts the goal but uses alternative means.
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