In the 1960s Timothy Leary famously advised everyone to "turn on,tune in,and drop out," and,although he insisted that it meant more,most people assumed he was telling them to "get stoned and abandon all constructive activity." How would Robert Merton's structural strain theory classify someone who took this advice?
A) as a ritualist
B) as a retreatist
C) as an innovator
D) as a rebel

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According to Merton's structural strain theory, a retreatist is someone who rejects both the goals and means of society. A person who takes Leary's advice to "turn on, tune in, and drop out" could be characterized as rejecting societal goals and means, which would make them a retreatist.

In the 1960s Timothy Leary Famously Advised Everyone to "Turn