According to Merton, a person who rejects society's goals and norms and becomes a drifter and drug addict falls into which mode of adaptation?

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Retreatism is the mode of adaptation where an individual rejects both the cultural goals and the institutional means of achieving them, often withdrawing from society's expectations, which can manifest in behaviors like drifting and drug addiction.

According to Merton, a Person Who Rejects Society's Goals and Norms