It is very important to Sammi to do well in school, so she regularly cheats on tests According to Merton's structural strain theory Sammi is a(n) ?
Correct answer: B. innovator
- A. conformist
- B. innovator
- C. ritualist
- D. retreatist
Explanation
Sammi accepts the culturally approved goal of academic success but uses an illegitimate method, cheating, to reach it. In Merton’s strain theory this combination is innovation, not conformity.
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