Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber)engaged in a mail bombing spree that spanned nearly 20 years,killing three people and injuring 23 others.In 1971,he moved to a remote cabin in Montana without electricity or running water where he lived as a recluse.Utilizing Robert K.Merton's functionalist framework,Kaczynski could be classified as a(n):
A) conformist
B) innovator
C) rebel
D) retreatist
E) ritualist

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Kaczynski's withdrawal from society and rejection of mainstream values aligns with the retreatist mode of adaptation in Merton's functionalist framework. He lived in isolation, rejecting modern technology and social norms, without seeking to replace it with anything else. He did not attempt to change society or conform to its expectations, nor did he innovate any new ideas or rituals. He was a retreatist in the sense that he withdrew from society but did not replace it with anything else.

Ted Kaczynski (The Unabomber)engaged in a Mail Bombing Spree That