Sarah is from a poor neighborhood where jobs are scarce. She wants to acquire material possessions that she cannot afford, so she becomes a prostitute in order to earn some tax-free cash and buy those possessions she wishes she could have, even though what she does is illegal. Sarah is adapting to anomie in what way?

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Innovation refers to the adaptation where an individual accepts societal goals but rejects the socially acceptable means to achieve them, opting instead for new, often illicit, methods. Sarah's choice to engage in prostitution for financial gain, despite its illegality, to achieve material possessions aligns with the concept of innovation in response to anomie.

Sarah Is from a Poor Neighborhood Where Jobs Are Scarce